The Lower House on Wednesday gave
final approval to a law drafted by Education Minister Giuseppe
Valditara which, among other things, gives schools the power to
fail students purely on the basis of their behaviour.
As a result, pupils who get five out of 10 or less in conduct at
middle and high schools will fail the year and face having to
repeat it, even if their academic standard is up to scratch.
Furthermore, high-school students who only get six in conduct
will have to do a civic education test.
"The reform of the conduct grade restores the importance of
individual responsibility, makes respect of people and public
goods central and restores the authoritativeness of the
teachers," Valditara said.
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