She spent 24 years in the role but only worked four of them
A teacher who dodged work for 20 years - and only appeared for four years of lessons in 24 years - had an interesting reply for journalists keen to hear her side of the story.
After she was eventually sacked from the school in Italy, journalists from Repubblica approached her for comment.She then said she wanted to "reconstruct the truth of the facts of this absolutely unique and surreal story". Top news stories today Her dismissal turned into a legal battle that ended up in Italy's supreme court. De Lio defended herself by claiming a "freedom of teaching", which the court rejected.
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