Naples, extension of school closures in the 10th and 1st Municipalities after the earthquake

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The suspension of the educational activities in the schools of Tenth Municipality is extended until Sunday March 16, including some branches of the First Municipality, to allow the completion of technical checks on school buildings. The measure, adopted by order of Mayor of Naples and the Metropolitan City Gaetano Manfredi, is necessary to ensure the safety of students and school staff.

Which schools remain closed in the Tenth Municipality?

The ordinance provides for the suspension of teaching activities in public and private schools of all levels, including nurseries, for the days 14, 15 and 16 March 2025 throughout the territory of the X Municipality (Bagnoli-Fuorigrotta). The municipal technicians and the companies in charge will continue the structural checks and any maintenance work on the school buildings. School leaders They will have to guarantee access to technicians to allow checks.

Which institutions are closing in the First Municipality?

The closure also concerns some school buildings of the I Municipality, for which technical checks had already been requested. Teaching activities will be suspended in the following buildings:

Baracca-D'Annunzio Comprehensive Institute, campus D'Annunzio in St. Mary of the Angels Square;
Viviani Complex in Via Alessandro Manzoni;
Second floor of the Villanova Complex in Via Manzoni;
Classroom 14 of the Orazio Complex in Via Orazio.

Funds allocated for checks and initial interventions

To ensure the safety of school buildings, the Municipality of Naples has allocated 200 thousand euros from the reserve fund to finance the first urgent maintenance interventions.

Prolonged closure of the Viviani Complex

Following theseismic event occurred during the night, the Viviani Complex (Secondary School) will remain closed until further notice. The technicians of Civil protection have highlighted the need for further interventions structural redevelopment, which will be scheduled in the next few days.