Politics · Italy · 6 hrs ago
Teachers in Trentino suspend school trips over working conditions
Teachers in Trentino are suspending school trips as part of a protest over their working conditions.
At Trento’s Galilei high school, 70 of 87 teachers said they would not accompany students on trips, while staff at Rovereto Nord approved suspending outings and optional activities.
Teachers cite low pay and unrecognised work, including time spent organising trips and projects.
They also say trips bring serious civil and criminal liability risks and extend their working hours.
They say the action protects public education, rather than punishing students.
Trentino education official Francesca Gerosa has opposed the boycott, saying it harms students.
The protest is spreading to other schools, and teachers are asking the education department to recognise their work and put teaching at the centre.
Teachers at schools in Trentino are suspending school trips and optional activities in protest over working conditions.
Teachers at Rovereto Nord approved the suspension unanimously, saying it protects public education and is not intended to punish students.
At Trento’s Galilei scientific high school, 70 of 87 teachers said they would not accompany students on trips, guided visits or stays abroad.
Teachers cite low pay, unrecognised work, heavy workloads and legal risks when accompanying students.
Trentino’s education councillor Francesca Gerosa said boycotting trips was not the right approach and would harm students.
- Who
- Teachers at the Galilei scientific high school and Rovereto Nord, with protests spreading to other schools in Trentino.
- What
- Teachers are suspending or declining to accompany school trips and other optional activities.
- When
- The protest was reported on 13 October 2026. The article says the action is being renewed for the 2026–27 school year.
- Where
- Trentino, including Trento and Rovereto in northern Italy.
- Why
- Teachers cite low pay, unrecognised workloads, legal risks and a lack of institutional response to their concerns.
Trentino teachers
Francesca Gerosa
Approach to school trips
Trentino teachers
Teachers at Rovereto Nord say suspending trips and optional activities is an act of responsibility to protect public education.
Francesca Gerosa
Gerosa says boycotting trips is not the right approach.
Effect on students
Trentino teachers
The teachers say their action is not intended to punish students.
Francesca Gerosa
Gerosa says the position ends up harming students.
The spontaneous group Bildung am Abgrund’s “white strike” was renewed for the school year.
At the Galilei scientific high school, 70 of 87 teachers decided not to accompany students on trips, guided visits or stays abroad.
Corriere della Sera reported that Rovereto Nord teachers had unanimously approved suspending trips and optional activities.
- Galilei teachers
- 70 of 87
- Rovereto Nord decision
- Unanimous
- Affected activities
- School trips, guided visits, stays abroad and optional activities
- Reasons cited
- Low pay, unrecognised work, heavy workload and legal risks
- Reported date
- 13 October 2026
What people are saying
It is an act of responsibility
It is an action to protect public education and those who attend it and is not a punitive measure against students
Boycotting school trips is not the right way
Let us not make the students pay the price of ideology
Sources
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