A 13-year-old student stabbed a teacher at a school in Rome on Friday, according to Il Sole 24 ORE. The attack took place in the Centocelle area of the city, the outlet reported.
Italy's education minister, Giuseppe Valditara, phoned the school's principal after the incident, Il Sole 24 ORE reported. The minister's office did not provide further details in the reporting summar
According to Corriere Roma, the student attempted to film the attack and broadcast it live on Telegram. Classmates told the outlet the student disliked the teacher over a debt, RomaToday reported. The
The teacher was wounded in the attack, according to the reporting. Further details on her condition were not available in the source material.
The episode has drawn responses from education groups. The FLC CGIL, a teachers' union, said security-focused measures are not the right answer to the incident, according to its published statement.
The case adds to an ongoing debate in Italy over violence in schools and how authorities should respond. Reporting on the attack has focused on the student's age, the location, and the apparent motive
What to watch next: whether investigators confirm the reported motive and the livestreaming attempt, and how the education ministry responds to the union's call to avoid security-based measures.
A 13-year-old student stabbed a teacher at a school in Rome's Centocelle area and reportedly tried to livestream the att