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Italy has reinstated a “grades for conduct” policy, allowing schools to fail students based solely on their behavior. Middle and high school students who score five or less out of 10 on conduct will fail the year, regardless of their academic performance, while those scoring six will need to take a civic education test. This measure, part of an education bill approved by parliament, aims to address rising aggression toward teachers. The education minister, Giuseppe Valditara, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni believe the policy will restore respect and responsibility in schools.

A civic education test – what an excellent idea. Study the book on how to behave like a good citizen. Students of course shouldn’t need a book to learn this from, after all, they have parents to teach them how to behave civilly. But some parents don’t teach their children this, so, there’s a book and then there’s a test.

Read the full story in The Guardian here.