The soft-spoken young man who was allegedly harassed by bullies and took his own life in early February was amongst several vocational school student who signed a letter complaining about conditions at the Dairy School of Ioannina.

“We are running out of patience. We are tired of hearing empty promises from politicians. We feel that we are being mocked,” the students wrote in a letter that was sent to the Greek Parliament last September. Vangelis Giakoumakis was amongst the students who signed that letter.

The students complained about the lack of equipment and personnel and the poor conditions in the school, which couldn’t even afford internet connection, thus depriving students of a necessary tool for their studies and a means to communicate with their homes.