Pietrelcina has started the 2026/2027 school year without its ordinary school bus service, according to minority group leader Alessio Scocca. In a statement reported by NTR24 on 19 September 2026, Scocca says the service has now been missing for five years.

Scocca claims that the two school buses previously owned by the municipality were sold and that the ordinary transport service was never reinstated. He attributes the failure to reactivate the service principally to financial reasons and criticizes the priorities of the municipal administration.

The statement comes at the start of the new school year. The local Istituto Comprensivo San Pio di Pietrelcina confirms on its official site the beginning of the 2026/2027 school year and has published school notices in September 2026, providing the temporal context for Scocca's intervention.

A separate service for pupils with disabilities

Separate from the ordinary service at issue, the Municipality of Pietrelcina lists as active a school transport service for pupils with disabilities attending infant and primary schools. According to the municipal page, that specific service was established by Executive Council resolution No. 91 of 10 July 2025.

Its recipients and arrangements are distinct from the general school bus service discussed by Scocca. The available municipal information does not clarify whether that dedicated service is a separate, needs-based measure or a partial form of overall school transport.

What is established and what is still unclear

What is established from the sources acquired:

  • Opposition councillor Alessio Scocca says the ordinary school bus is not operating at the start of the new school year.
  • He says the cancellation dates back five years and that the two municipally owned buses were sold.
  • The municipality separately advertises a transport service for pupils with disabilities.

What remains unclear:

  • No response from the municipal administration to Scocca's claims was available in the sources acquired.
  • The claims about the sale of the two buses and the five-year duration come from the opposition statement and are not corroborated by a municipal act in the acquired sources.
  • No updated official figures were available on costs, the number of families affected, or organizational alternatives for 2026/2027.

For families, the practical distinction matters: the only municipal transport documented in the acquired sources is the specific service for pupils with disabilities, while the general service criticized by Scocca is described as unavailable. Parents seeking clarification for the current year will need to refer to the municipality for transport arrangements and to the Istituto Comprensivo San Pio for school communications.