On Monday afternoon, Giovanna Fabrica, a teacher suddenly collapsed and died in front of her young students at a primary school near Verona in northern Italy.
According to EuroWeekly, Giovanna Fabrica was 44 when she collapsed Monday.
Fabrica, who was from Sicily, taught at the Ederle State Comprehensive Institute of Villa Bartolomea, the report said, citing the Italian newspaper Fanpage.it.
The school said she had no known health issues.
The report said that Fabrica rose from her desk and was heading to the door of the classroom when she collapsed and fell to the floor.
Although another teacher and later first responders tried to help Fabrica, they were unable to save her, the report said.
Fabrica was taken to the hospital via helicopter, but she was declared dead at the school, the report said.
“Your smile faded too soon in the place you loved most. We hug you tightly on your last trip so that you are not afraid,” the school posted in a statement on social media, the report said.
“Giovanna was a sunny, serene, very sweet woman. She deeply loved her work as a teacher and the little ones,” Maria Grazia Brandara, Mayor of Naro, where Fabrica’s funeral will be held, said in a statement.
