Community service work for the student who violates the rules of good behavior and is sanctioned by the school with suspension from classes beyond two days. In addition, in case of criminal conviction for aggression toward teachers or janitors, compensation to the school will also be triggered. These are some of the key points of the reform approved by the Senate Culture Committee. The aim, the Education Minister pointed out, "is to empower young people not by leaving them at home but by promoting opportunities to reflect critically on their own actions and the duties that descend from belonging to a community". Students will have to carry out the activities at contracted facilities. In addition, upon conviction for crimes of assault committed against a principal or a teacher or auxiliary staff, it is ordered, in addition to any compensation for damages to the aggrieved person, the payment of a sum of 500 euros to 10,000 euros as reparation in favor of the school to which the offended person belongs.
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