Overview
- The teenager died by suicide at dawn on September 11, hours before the first day of school in Santi Cosma e Damiano.
- His parents allege years of bullying and say some teachers contributed to his isolation, citing repeated complaints to schools.
- Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara has confirmed inspections at the schools Paolo attended, with interviews underway.
- Prosecutors and Carabinieri have heard the parents and seized phones and computers for forensic analysis as inquiries continue.
- About a thousand people joined Saturday’s silent march, including teachers, the headmistress Gina Antonetti and the Gaeta bishop, while brother Ivan publicly urged justice and a former classmate said he defended Paolo from bullies in elementary school.