“Upon examination, a teacher told me that we Albanians now also steal surnames from Italians”. To denounce having been the victim of an episode of racism, in a post on Facebook, Laura Rapi, 23, a student from Castelfiorentino and municipal councilor of the Democratic Party of the Tuscan town. According to what was told by The Tyrrhenian Sea, who reported the story, all would have happened during an exam last Thursday.
The young woman, born in Albania but an Italian citizen, who attends the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Florentine University, said that “on examination, a teacher told me that we Albanians now also steal Italian surnames: she wanted to know from which my region came. I was and am thrilled “. “Beyond the exam itself, which then went on almost normally – continued the counselor – I wonder if it is right to subject a student, then another human being over whom you have power at that moment, to such pressure “.
“What do you think I should have done? To nod and agree with her, since she was going to ask me questions and decide on my career? ” continues the young woman. “And at that moment, unfortunately, as it will have happened and continues to happen to so many children of immigrants, – concludes the post – I was unable to give a satisfactory answer to a racist comment”.
The university’s reaction comes a few hours after the complaint. “The University has learned from a post on Facebook about an episode that would have happened against a student during her exams at the School of Human Health Sciences”, says the Florentine university. “In order to protect the freedom and rights of students – writes the University for the moment – there are various channels also accessible online, first of all the Guarantor, which can be activated by anyone who believes they have suffered discrimination or in any case moral damage” .
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