Lavinia Mennuni, a Fratelli d'Italia member of parliament, has suggested a law to maintain and protect the nativity scene in schools, as well as any activities related to Christmas and Easter celebrations, such as recitals and other events. "It will no longer be possible to ban them," Mennuni explains. In addition, violators will face disciplinary action. A posture that perplexes school administrators: "We must certainly remember the country's traditions, but imposing them by law is inappropriate. In any case, there will be a method to analyze well what to do during the legislative debate," says Antonello Giannelli, the head of the principles. "Everyone must remember that we live in a secular country, and the school is secular," says Gianna Fracassi of the CGIL. "Such operations, which interfere with school autonomy, are not acceptable. We shall promote the notion of school autonomy and the secularity of public schools in every way we can. The Constitution should be reread", she continued. Furthermore, nativity scenes have embraced societal changes in recent years, including the nativity scene depicting migrants or the one recently created in Irpinia featuring two mother-madonnas, which Senator Maurizio Gasparri describes as a "act of blasphemy". According to Mennuni, the law would serve as an obstacle to the "unacceptable and embarrassing decisions of some school bodies that prohibit the nativity scene in schools or modify its essence by altering, for example, the feast of Christmas in improbable winter holidays so as not to offend believers of other religions." The goal is: "To safeguard cultural roots" . There is opposition. +Europa's Riccardo Magi attacks: "With Meloni today, the Holy Family risks ending up in an Albanian concentration camp."
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