Saturday, July 25, 2015

Don Francesco Macri: “Schools equal, illogical and unjust judgment, pushed close by ideology” – The Republic

VATICAN CITY. “Law 62 of 2000 recognized unequivocally that private schools have a public function. Recognize today the legitimacy of the request for payment ICI religious institutions goes against this law and, together, against the rights of Italian citizens , unique in Europe, they pay more than would be permissible to these schools for their children. To equate, in fact, the private school to any other business is illogical as well as unlawful. “

Don Francesco Macri, national president of the FIDAE, Federation of educational institutes, judges “profoundly unjust” the judgment of the Court of Cassation, which responds positively to a request from the city of Livorno in 2010 asked the educational institutions of the territory managed by religious organizations to pay ICI in reference to the years 2004 to 2009. And, together, wondering “how it is possible that only in Italy does not recognize the public service in the interest of the common good, played by private schools: At this rate we will not do anything but close.”

Why in your opinion it is not fair to equate private schools to businesses?
“The private schools because not financed by the state may have to take a family economic contribution for enrollment and attendance of their children; But it is a lower contribution to the actual costs and lower it lavishly to those of state schools, as you can see through, the documents published by the Ministry of Education.
There is indeed a passage of money from families to schools but quite clearly is a step that produces no votes at all. Catholic private schools are by definition non-profit organizations. Is holding up well thanks to the many volunteers, religious, who work with dedication and spirit of sacrifice and free of charge. “

What do you mean private schools perform a public function?
“The private schools are subject to civil law recognized by the Ministry of Education. Are required to comply with the general rules and regulations of the State, they are required to accommodate all and issue qualifications equivalent to those issued by state schools. Their statutory objective is education and education in the same way as state schools. Law no. 62 of 2000 defining the playing field has entered a full-fledged constituent part and parcel of the only national system of education and training. So it assigned their full legitimacy to perform their public function. Function whose costs, I repeat, are well below the average cost of a student government that is around 7000 euro per year. This judgment does not take into account the fact that subjecting them to pay the ICI, that is to have additional burdens of management, they are affected not only schools but the same families who make use of their service leavened costs “.

Elsewhere does not happen this way?
“As I also explained to Vatican Radio, in Europe private schools are supported in every way, on the legislative front, in economic terms, fiscally. While in Italy, mainly for reasons of ideological nature are discriminated against and pushed to close their business. “

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