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Trentino teachers oppose school trips over pay and safety concerns
Teachers in Trentino, northern Italy, are protesting over pay, unpaid work and the risks of supervising school trips.
The protest follows a similar refusal of school trips in nearby South Tyrol.
At Trento’s Galilei science high school, 70 of 87 teachers said they would not accompany students on educational trips, guided visits or stays abroad.
They described the risks as unreasonable and impossible to calculate.
Teachers also say their salaries are inadequate and that lesson preparation at home is unpaid.
Provincial education official Francesca Gerosa said stopping trips is the wrong approach because it harms students.
She has asked for a comparison of teacher contracts in Trento and Bolzano, and said discussions should take place through constructive dialogue.
Teachers in Trentino are opposing school trips, citing low pay, unpaid work and safety risks.
At Trento’s Galilei scientific high school, 70 of 87 teachers said they would not accompany students on educational trips, guided visits or stays abroad.
The protest follows a similar campaign in Alto Adige and has spread to about 40 schools, according to the article.
Provincial education councillor Francesca Gerosa said boycotting trips was not the right approach and would harm students.
- Who
- Teachers in Trentino, including 70 teachers at Trento’s Galilei scientific high school.
- What
- They are refusing to accompany students on school trips, citing low pay, unpaid work and risks.
- When
- The article was published on 12 October 2026; it does not state when the teachers’ decision took effect.
- Where
- Trentino, Italy, including the Galilei scientific high school in Trento.
- Why
- Teachers say their pay is inadequate, some work is unpaid, and trips involve unreasonable and incalculable risks.
Trentino teachers
Francesca Gerosa
School trips
Trentino teachers
Teachers at the Galilei scientific high school said they would not accompany students on trips, guided visits or stays abroad because they involve unreasonable and incalculable risks.
Francesca Gerosa
Gerosa said boycotting trips was not the right approach and would harm students.
Pay and working conditions
Trentino teachers
Teachers’ protest is driven by dissatisfaction with inadequate pay and unpaid work done at home.
Francesca Gerosa
Gerosa said she had requested a comparison of contracts in Trento and Bolzano and that talks should take place through constructive dialogue.
Boicottare le gite non è la strada giusta
comportano irragionevoli e incalcolabili rischi
Questa posizione finisce per danneggiare i nostri ragazzi.
A protest against school trips in Trentino followed a campaign by teachers in Alto Adige.
More than 1,500 teachers attended an assembly promoted by Flc Cgil, and teachers began organising independently.
At the Galilei scientific high school in Trento, 70 of 87 teachers had decided not to accompany students on trips and visits.
- Schools reached
- About 40 institutes
- Assembly attendance
- More than 1,500 teachers
- Galilei teachers opting out
- 70 of 87
- School
- Galilei scientific high school, Trento
- Article publication
- 12 October 2026
Sources
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