The use of asterisks and schwas to be
more inclusive in gender terms was banned from school documents
Friday.
The decision was taken by Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara
after recent cases of school officials writing bambin* to
indicate children of both genders, and similar use of the schwa
symbol.
For the opposition centre-left Democratic Party's (PD) school
pointwoman, Irene Manzi, "the circular recommending schools to
avoid using asterisks and schwa language is yet another weapon
of mass distraction".
Fabio Rampelli of Premier Giorgia Meloni's rightwing Brothers of
Italy (FdI) defended the ministry's decision: "Italian is a
heritage to be protected. Minister Valditara's decision stops
the gradual process of bastardization of Italian, bent to the
needs of political correctness and false inclusiveness".
Rightwing League leader and Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini judged
the circular to be "fair".
The pro-life, family values conserative Catholic group Pro Vita
also applauded the ministerial circular.
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