School Fundraising Warning Issued in Rivarolo Canavese
An urgent warning issued to local business owners on October 31, 2026, by the Guido Gozzano Comprehensive Institute in Rivarolo Canavese has exposed a direct contradiction regarding school-linked funding requests. School principal Filomena De Filippis alerted merchants not to hand over money or sign agreements for educational initiatives bearing the school’s name, just days after the institution’s official website published a notice promoting those exact projects and listing a designated representative.
The situation has left local entrepreneurs and authorities questioning the legitimacy of financial solicitations tied to public education in the area. While the school administration has referred the matter to the Carabinieri station in Rivarolo Canavese, investigators must now untangle how an official promotional notice published on the web morphed into a police warning in less than two weeks.
Projects Promoted Online Before the Alarm
The sequence of events began on October 22, 2026, when the Gozzano institute published a notice dated the previous day on its institutional website. Titled “Educational Project: Superpowers of the Good Citizen and The 50 Jobs of Tomorrow,” the document outlined a curriculum aimed at fourth- and fifth-grade primary students and middle schoolers. The stated goal was distributing free learning materials covering digital literacy, environmental sustainability, road safety, and career orientation.
Crucially, the October 21 document invited local businesses to financially support the initiative in exchange for brand association. It explicitly named Mario Scaglione as the promoter and representative tasked with meeting entrepreneurs to discuss financial contributions, carrying what appeared to be the principal’s digital signature.
Principal Denies Authorization as Carabinieri Step In
On October 31, 2026, Principal De Filippis issued a public warning advising merchants to refuse payment requests and contact law enforcement. The principal stated that she never authorized or sponsored any collection of money for the “Superpowers of the Good Citizen” or “The 50 Jobs of Tomorrow” programs. The school noted that it could not authorize direct collection of funds by external subjects because doing so would risk violating administrative and accounting rules for schools.
Investigators from the Rivarolo Canavese Carabinieri station have taken over the case to determine what transpired. Authorities have urged anyone who received financial solicitations to come forward with details.
Unanswered Questions Remain in the Investigation
The core mystery centers on how a notice hosted on the school’s official portal could trigger a warning without an immediately transparent explanation. Investigators have not yet established whether revocations or internal disputes occurred between October 21 and October 31. Furthermore, it remains unknown how many local business owners were approached, what sums were requested, or if any money exchanged hands before the administration raised the alarm.
Simultaneously, separate scams involving impostors posing as law enforcement have hit regional communities. In Talamona, the Carabinieri station in Morbegno issued warnings regarding telephone fraudsters pretending to be officers who demand bank details, cash, or home visits under the guise of fake investigations.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Rivarolo Canavese School Alert
What specific projects are at the center of the Rivarolo Canavese warning?
The initiatives are titled “Superpowers of the Good Citizen” and “The 50 Jobs of Tomorrow,” which were initially presented as educational paths focusing on sustainability, digital skills, and student orientation.
Who was originally named as the project promoter on the school website?
The initial October 21 notice published on the institute’s website named Mario Scaglione as the representative tasked with meeting local entrepreneurs to discuss funding contributions.
What steps are authorities taking regarding the fundraising claims?
The school administration reported the issue to the Carabinieri station in Rivarolo Canavese on October 31, 2026, and instructed anyone contacted for money to share relevant information with military investigators.
«La sottoscritta dirigente scolastica dell’Istituto comprensivo non ha autorizzato né patrocinato alcuna raccolta di denaro o richiesta di contributi economici per iniziative denominate “Superpoteri del Buon Cittadino”, “I 50 lavori del domani” o similari»
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