A Bergamo judge on Friday
reinstated a high school philosophy professor fired last month
after 14 years on the job because he forgot to report he was
fined 200 euros for urinating into a bush 11 years ago.
Crowds of friends and well-wishers, including many students
of the school where he was one of the most popular teachers,
cheered the verdict.
Stefano Rho', 43, a father of three born in Uganda of
humanitarian doctor parents, in the summer of 2005 attended a
village feast in Averara, pop. 182, located in the northern
Brembana Valley.
The village shut down early and there was no bathroom
available, so Rho' and his friend relieved themselves in a bush.
Police caught them in the act, cited them, and a justice of the
peace eventually fined them 200 euros.
In 2013, Rho' signed an education ministry form stating he
had no criminal record. But the Bergamo school system discovered
the discrepancy, and censured him.
However the Audit Court later ruled that lying about one's
record is grounds for firing, and he was.
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