Politics · Italy · 10 hrs ago
About 500 parents march in Padua for safer, better-maintained schools
About 500 parents marched in Padua, Italy, on Saturday to demand more investment in school buildings.
They called for schools that are safe, welcoming and suited to a changing climate.
Parents described problems including damaged walls, leaking rooms, broken windows, unusable bathrooms and classrooms that become too hot.
They want regular maintenance and a special plan for major repairs, rather than action only when problems become urgent.
The march was organised by parent groups and other local organisations, and reached Piazza delle Erbe.
Padua’s mayor pledged a broad plan for schools and said the city would continue talking with families.
The city’s education councillor said the municipality would strengthen its commitment and called on the regional and national governments to contribute.
About 500 parents marched in Padua on Saturday, 24 October, calling for safer, better-maintained schools.
The marchers called for more investment and a shift from emergency repairs to planned maintenance.
They cited crumbling walls, water leaks, unusable bathrooms, broken windows and classrooms that become uncomfortable in hot weather.
Organisers said schools should be a political priority and should be safe, welcoming and suited to climate change.
The city’s mayor and a municipal councillor said the administration would continue its commitment and seek action from regional and national authorities.
- Who
- About 500 parents marched, with families and children among the participants.
- What
- They called for investment and regular and extraordinary maintenance to make schools safer and more welcoming.
- When
- Saturday, 24 October. The article was published in 2026.
- Where
- Padua, Italy; the march ended at Piazza delle Erbe.
- Why
- The marchers said schools need safer, better-maintained spaces and should be a political priority.
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Organisers had promoted the march before social tensions flared in recent days, especially in Milan and Turin.
About 500 parents marched in Padua and called for investment in school buildings.
The marchers proceeded to Piazza delle Erbe.
- Participants
- About 500 parents
- Date
- Saturday, 24 October
- City
- Padua
- Destination
- Piazza delle Erbe
- Organisers
- Genitori per l’Arcella and other parent groups, associations and trade unions
- Requested measures
- A plan for ordinary and extraordinary school maintenance
What people are saying
We want attention and care so that school spaces are worthy of everyone who uses them and equal to the enormous task that the school has.
As a municipality, we reaffirm our commitment and will increase it. We also always ask the Government and the Region to do their part.
We are committed to a comprehensive extraordinary plan on the subject of schools.
More money for schools means investing in our future.