Sara Guglielmetti A student march is underway in Rome , but the situation has escalated with a group of protesters targeting the Ministry of Education, throwing firecrackers and petrol bombs at the building.
Students protest in the streets, scenes of urban warfare in Rome: an attack on the Ministry of Education.
It's a day of protests across Italy, with students taking to the streets to protest the Meloni government, the government's education policies and Minister Giuseppe Valditara, the high cost of living, the condition of school buildings, and the restriction on the presence of foreign students in classrooms.
A day of intense protests, however, which in many cities turned into guerrilla warfare. The most attention was paid in Rome, where a group of protesters targeted the Ministry of Education, throwing firecrackers at the building . Chants were also chanted directed at Valditara, accompanied by the provocative call: " Come out ."
At Via Marmorata, hooded protesters threw firecrackers and rolled garbage cans into the middle of the street to block it. Law enforcement intervened to block the entrance to the Ministry of Education.
Students in the streets, protests, and tensions across Italy
Not just in Rome, student protests are taking place throughout Italy, from North to South.
In Turin, for example, a demonstration against Meloni began this morning, with slogans and demands for new jobs. Chants included: " Ten, a hundred, a thousand jobs" and "Giorgia Meloni, you must go." In Cagliari , approximately 600 students took to the streets to protest, demanding more resources be allocated to education rather than war. In Bari , approximately 300 high school students took to the streets to denounce the conditions of schools and the lack of resources allocated to education, as well as the employment difficulties for graduates of technical and vocational schools. The demonstration, promoted by Osa, began at 9 a.m. from Piazza Umberto.