Minori stranieri non accompagnati. Compiti e responsabilità del tutore volontario entro e oltre la scuola

Abstract

In light of the exponential migration surge, Italy distinguished itself in Europe as the first country to pass a specific resolution for the reception and protection of unaccompanied migrant children (law n. 47 of 7 Apr. 2017). The explicit starting point of the resolution, the best interest of the child, a long-consolidated principle in international Conventions and of the Strasbourg European Court of Human Rights law, recognises they have the same rights as Italian and EU minors (art.1). In this view, the law does not only promote important and efficient measures of support and protection, but also expressly recognises that unaccompanied migrant children have a series of rights, including that of education. According to article 14 of the same law, from the moment the children arrive at reception centres, schools of all types and levels must enforce measures to favour compulsory schooling, even through specific projects, by means of cultural mediators. Schools are therefore given an official role in the inclusion process aimed at creating equality from diversity, and must adopt specific strategies to guarantee the harmonious development of the personalities of these children, defenceless among the vulnerable. In this path inspired by solidarity and altruism, due importance must be given to the relationships between school managers, teachers, volunteer tutors, foster families, social services and all the people involved in these children's lives.