Overview
- A 15-year-old allegedly took a hammer from his backpack and struck a classmate at the Ettore Majorana vocational institute in Gela on Thursday morning.
- Police and 118 emergency services responded, the victim was hospitalized but is reported not to be in serious condition, and the physics teacher who intervened was injured and underwent checks.
- Headteacher Linda Bentivegna said the episode was not bullying after speaking with the student, who complained of teasing, and urged families to use the school's counseling service.
- Investigators, including forensic units, have been interviewing students and staff to reconstruct the events and assess responsibility.
- An extraordinary class council has met and the school is preparing disciplinary action, while the incident renews discussion about keeping weapons and blunt objects out of classrooms, including the possible use of metal detectors.