She collapsed and died under the terrified eyes of her students , struck down by a sudden illness.

The tragedy took place at the Carlo Ederle primary school in Villa Bartolomea , in the Veronese area.

The victim is Giovanna Fabrica, a 44-year-old teacher , who loved that school so much and was so loved and appreciated by colleagues and children for her always calm and kind ways.

The teacher, originally from Agrigento, lived in Cerea with her husband Angelo, who was also a teacher in another school in the area. She had arrived at the Ederle Comprehensive Institute last year for the enhancement and teaching of subjects such as science and geography.

The tragedy took place yesterday afternoon shortly after 14, while he was in the second B where he had just finished one of the lessons of the afternoon return. Suddenly the woman, after saying goodbye to the Italian teacher Tommaso De Stefani who was supposed to hold the next two hours, collapsed to the ground, falling on her back not far from the desk and the front row benches .

Immediate intervention of the other teacher, who began to practice heart massage. In the meantime, drawing the attention of the janitors and other teachers to bring the defibrillator to the classroom immediately and accompany the children out, terrified .

The maneuvers went on for over a quarter of an hour, then an ambulance from 118 arrived and the helicopter rescue, landed on the football field a short distance from the structure. Unfortunately, everything was useless : after another half hour of attempts by the medical and paramedical staff, the teacher died.

(Unioneonline / L)