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In this emergency, the Ministry of Education prioritized guaranteeing every student’s right to education. “School Never Stops” (“La Scuola non si ferma”) is framed as a national response to isolation and a demonstration of school staff commitment. 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University of Florence, Firenze FI, 50121, Italy  \n2. Regional School Office of Tuscany, Firenze FI, 50136, Ministry of Education, Italy  \n\n| Abstract. With the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting lockdown, Italian schools have continued to provide education using distance learning systems. In this emergency, the primary aim of the Ministry of Education was to guarantee each student’s right to education. The expression“School Never Stops”(“La Scuola non si ferma”) is a clear response to the country’s isolation and a demonstration of the school staff’s commitment. This paper describes Italy’s educational response during the lockdown by illustrating the measures undertaken by the Ministry of Education and the initiatives by private and public organizations. The challenges of distance education during the pandemic emergency and future directions for the reopening of schools in September are also examined and discussed.\u003Cbr>Best Evid Chin Edu 2020; 5(2):649-663.\u003Cbr>Doi: 10.15354/bece.20.or021. |\n| --- |\n| How to Cite: Pellegrini, M., Maltinti, C. (2020) “School never stops”: Measures and experience in Italian schools during the COVID-19 lockdown. Best Evid Chin Edu, 5(2):649-663. |\n\nKeywords: Distance Education; COVID-19; School Never Stops; Lockdown; School Lockdown Measures.  \nAbout the Author: Carla Maltinti, Dr., Regional School Office of Tuscany, Firenze FI, 50136, Ministry of Educa  \ntion, Italy. Email: [carla.maltinti@posta.istruzione.it](carla.maltinti@posta.istruzione.it)  \nCorrespondence to: Marta Pellegrini, PhD, Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology, University of Florence, Via Laura, 48, 50121 Firenze FI, [Italy. Email: marta.pellegrini@unifi.it](Italy. Email: marta.pellegrini@unifi.it)[ ](Italy. Email: marta.pellegrini@unifi.it)Conflict of Interests: None.  \nTHE end of January, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the  \nCOVID-19 outbreak constituted a Public Health Emergency of International  \nConcern, reporting 7,818 confirmed cases worldwide with the highest number of cases in China (WHO, 2020a) . Given the wide and rapid spread of the virus and its severity, in March the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As we know, Italy was oneof the first countries after China where the number of cases increased rapidly from February. The Italian government took immediate measures to halt the spread of the virus, starting from the most affected regions. On February 23, some municipalities in Lombardy and Veneto have declared ‘red zones and were subjected to quarantine to reduce the spread of the virus outside these regions. After the initial measures that related only to specific areas in the country, the Ministerial Decree (DPCM) of March 4 established measures at the national level that involved the suspension of public events, the closure of schools and universities, and the recommendation to implement smart working where possible. Measures to isolate affected areas and limit the movement of people were no longer effective in a country where the number of cases and deaths had risen exponentially within a few weeks. Furthermore, the percentage of patients in intensive care reported daily in early March rose consistently, and by March 11, Italy had announced 12,462 cases and 827 deaths (Remuzzi & Remuzzi, 2020) .  \nIn this scenario, the Ministry of Education coined the expression “School Never Stops”(“La Scuola non si ferma”) in response to the entire country’s isolation and the measures taken to continually providing students with online instruction. As rapidly as possible, school principals and teachers implemented distance learning using different systems to deal with the emergency and the suspension of face-to-face instruction. 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