The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian high schoolers caught on video threatening teacher over grades Police are investigating at least three students at a vocational high school in Lucca, Tuscany, after a video of them attempting to intimidate a teacher during a dispute over grades went viral. https://www.thelocal.it/20180420/italy-high-school-threaten-teacher-school-violence Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:39:29 +0200 italy-high-school-threaten-teacher-school-violence An Italian teen model made toilet paper out of social media abuse Nineteen-year-old Italian fashion blogger Chiara Nasti has come up with a creative way to show 'haters' what she thinks of their comments. https://www.thelocal.it/20170316/this-italian-model-turned-haters-comments-into-toilet-paper Thu, 16 Mar 2017 10:55:55 +0100 this-italian-model-turned-haters-comments-into-toilet-paper Italy gives go-ahead to cyber-bullying law Cyber bullies and online stalkers could face between one and six years in prison, following the approval of a new anti-bullying law by Italy's Chamber of Deputies. https://www.thelocal.it/20160921/italy-gives-go-ahead-to-cyber-bullying-law-censorship-online-bullies Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:34:25 +0200 italy-gives-go-ahead-to-cyber-bullying-law-censorship-online-bullies Twelve-year-old injured after jumping from window A twelve-year-old girl is in a critical condition after throwing herself from the second-floor balcony of her home in the northern Italian city of Pordenone. https://www.thelocal.it/20160118/twelve-year-old-injured-after-balcony-suicide-attempt Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:47:35 +0100 twelve-year-old-injured-after-balcony-suicide-attempt Boy fights for life after bully's air hose 'prank' A 14-year-old boy is fighting for his life in Naples after a bully blasted a compressed air hose up his backside because he was “too fat”. Anti-bullying campaigners are now calling on the government to introduce penalties for bullies. https://www.thelocal.it/20141009/boy-fighting-for-life-after-compressed-air-tube-joke Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:32:00 +0200 boy-fighting-for-life-after-compressed-air-tube-joke Boy given up by foster parents 'for being gay' A teenage boy who was fostered by an Italian family has been disowned by his foster parents – simply for being gay, Italian media reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140318/boy-given-up-by-foster-parents-for-being-gay Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:08:00 +0100 boy-given-up-by-foster-parents-for-being-gay