To bullying, specifically to the insults and intimidation of one of his peers, he responded with love, sending a letter of denunciation but also of forgiveness to the newspaper La Provincia di Cremona in which he addresses his bulla "with affection and compassion" . It is the story of Flavia, eleven years old who has become an example of courage and who was received and rewarded by the prefect of Cremona, Vito Danilo Gagliardi. "Flavia has shown great determination and extraordinary nobility of mind, giving us an exceptional example - underlined Gagliardi -. Her courage is double: that of declaring and that of forgiving. The young student teaches us so that bullying should not bend, but strengthen us. For this reason I thought it appropriate to meet her and publicly disclose her precious lesson. "
The prefect's recognition adds to that already attributed to the student by the newspaper La Provincia, with the director Marco Bencivenga who rewarded Flavia during the ceremony of the initiative 'Write us your words of love', a traditional event organized for readers on Valentine's Day.
"Love wins over everything," summarized the director.
For some time now, the student has been threatened and intimidated at school by another girl from the village: she made fun of, verbal and physical violence, messages left on the bench in which she even wishes her death. He never reacted, Flavia. If not taking advantage of the opportunity offered by the Cremonese newspaper and writing that particular letter: "Dear bulla, if it is true that on the one hand you have erased in me every illusion of my golden world as a child, on the other I thank you because you have given me charge and determination - wrote Flavia - Dear bulla, I just wanted to let you know that you will never be able to quench my desire to live ".
The reaction was a river of appreciation from the institutions. "Flavia is a good example for everyone", commented the mayor of Soncino, Gabriele Gallina, the vice mayor of Cremona Maura Ruggeri and the supervisor Fabio Molinari, who added "I am proud of Flavia and the school must be in the front line against the phenomenon of bullying ".
Proud of Flavia also mother Federica: "My daughter has taken a huge burden because the escalation of verbal violence has gradually turned into a real persecution. The school has done its duty perfectly and we can say we feel protected Now with all these testimonials of affection, even more. "