Turin male teacher attacked by 14-year-old pupil, broken nose and 30-day prognosis

What happened

On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, shortly before 10 a.m., a 14-year-old pupil in the second year of high school allegedly attacked a 52-year-old male teacher of mechanics at the Carlo Grassi technical institute in Turin's Madonna di Campagna district. The boy allegedly kicked and punched the teacher and then threw a chair at him inside the school building. Il Sole 24 ORE reported, citing sources inside the school, that the teacher was also kicked in the testicles. A colleague called 112, and carabinieri and 118 medical staff arrived, while the colleague also moved the pupil away from the teacher.

The teacher's account

Speaking to ANSA, the teacher said he had set up an oral test for the whole class and had been trying to help the pupil, who had not studied much, by telling him to sit down because he knew something. He said he was writing and weighing what grade to give when the boy joined his two hands and punched him, knocking him to the floor. While he was on the ground, he said, the pupil threw a chair at his head. He added that the classmates, who watched everything, were more frightened than he was. He told ANSA he was more upset than shaken, because he gets along with almost all students at the school.

Injuries and the school response

The teacher was taken by ambulance to Giovanni Bosco Hospital with a green code, the non-urgent category. Only after tests did he learn that his nose was broken, and doctors gave him a 30-day prognosis. The carabinieri took the 14-year-old to their barracks for checks, and Il Giornale reported that he could be formally reported to the authorities. Vice-principal Alessandro Audino told Repubblica that the school had not yet spoken to the teacher, so the trigger for the attack remained unknown. Audino said the school was surprised by the attack, adding:

“We are surprised, because the boy has never caused any problems.”

The school announced measures against the pupil pending the carabinieri checks, and it ruled out any link to the student mobilisations taking place at the time, saying the institute had never been occupied.

A string of attacks on teachers

ANSA framed the case as the latest in a string of attacks by pupils on teachers in Italy. In March 2026, a 13-year-old pupil stabbed a 57-year-old female teacher outside a school in Trescore Balneario, and the boy reportedly filmed the attack on his phone. In May, an 11-year-old tried to stab a male teacher at a school at San Vito Lo Capo, near Trapani in Sicily, but the teacher restrained him, and the school reportedly suspected anger over a four-point grade. In September 2026, a 13-year-old pupil pepper-sprayed a 66-year-old female literature teacher and stabbed her at a middle school in Rome's Centocelle district, and she was not in a life-threatening condition.