Six-year-old found carrying a kitchen knife in elementary school backpack
A six-year-old boy's backpack contained a 13-centimetre kitchen knife at an elementary school in Trepuzzi, prompting a teacher to raise the alarm.
During a routine school day in Trepuzzi, near Lecce, a teacher was warned by a classmate that a young pupil had a knife in his bag. The weapon, a kitchen knife measuring about 13 centimetres, was discovered and secured. The incident adds to a recent series of attacks on teachers by students in Italy, including a stabbing of a literature teacher in Rome last week.
Why it matters
The case underscores growing concerns about weapon access and student violence in Italian schools.
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