1926 – Opera Nazionale Balilla

Pupils in the Balilla uniform

With the closure of the professional associations (Law no. 563 of 3 April 1926), the constitution of the Associazione nazionale fascista della scuola primaria, and the institution of the Opera Nazionale Balilla (Law No. 2247 of 3 April 1926) many ‘unclassified’ schools (477 rural and evening schools) became Scuole Rurali Opera Nazionale Balilla.