From a knife attack at school to a handshake: the mayor reconciles the two students.

Terzigno – School is back at the center of discussion after the scare of recent days. In Terzigno, the case of the fourteen-year-old caught with a knife in his backpack—the culmination of an altercation that erupted at school—has ended with a sign of calm.

At the town hall on Via Gionti, Mayor Salvatore Carillo strongly supported a face-to-face meeting between the two students involved, extending the invitation to their families as well to ease the tensions that had built up.

The face-to-face meeting at the town hall and the renewed atmosphere

The institutional meeting transformed into a moment of shared reflection. Beyond the formal discussion, the atmosphere quickly relaxed, allowing the students and parents to resume their dialogue.

"I wanted to meet them both because I knew it would help us overcome that moment of anger," Mayor Carillo emphasized, describing how the conversation ended with smiles and spontaneous handshakes. An epilogue that for the administration represents an educational victory, even more than an institutional one.

The lesson of mistakes and the reminder of Eduardo

During the meeting, the mayor emphasized the importance of taking responsibility, citing Eduardo De Filippo's famous work, "The Mayor of the Sanità District," which highlights the importance of having the courage to backtrack when you make a misstep.

Growing up, according to Carillo, means knowing how to recognize mistakes and transform them into an opportunity for growth, qualities demonstrated by the two young people when they chose the path of clarification.

The warning on social media and the role of the community

However, the context that aggravated the incident remains open to discussion. The mayor expressed deep regret at seeing, through footage shot during the brawl, the indifference, or worse, the incitement, of the peers present.

Hence the unanimous appeal to the entire community—families, institutions, and teaching staff, led by school principal Rosaria Murano—to ensure that such incidents serve as a collective reminder to foster respect and solidarity among students.