«Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, all schools will be closed, including those where water is supplied. The same applies to kindergartens. Hygienic-sanitary reasons and various inconveniences have led me to amend my ordinance». Thus, around 5 pm, the mayor of Benevento, Clemente Mastella, announced on Facebook a significant adjustment to the measures to face the 48 hours without water in a large part of the municipal territory.

A decision that effectively rectifies what was specified just yesterday by the councilor for Education, Marcello Palladino, who had released, to avoid any misunderstandings, a detailed list of schools that were to be closed both on Friday and Saturday. 

A list now destined to extend to include all the school complexes in the municipal territory. A choice that, as was predictable, was received and commented on social media with different tones, depending on whether the speaker was a high school student or instead a parent of very young students faced with the need to find a last-minute solution to deal with the new scenario.

And indeed, a note was promptly issued that officializes the news: the mayor, Clemente Mastella, «has ordered the closure of all schools of every level and grade, both public and private, and all kindergartens, both public and private located within the municipal territory, for Friday, April 5, and Saturday, April 6. The reason for the extension, also motivated by requests received by the mayor and worthy of consideration, lies in sanitary and hygiene reasons: the discomfort arising from the prolonged service disruption compromises the ability to perform daily personal hygiene actions and would worsen for families with more children of school age».