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Greece Hints Teachers Are Next in Line for Mandatory Vaccination

Greece on Tuesday hinted that school teachers may be next in line – after health workers – for mandatory vaccination against Covid-19, as new cases and deaths continue to rise. Speaking on Skai TV, government spokesman Yiannis Oikonomou said that...

Students in Greece to Return to School Vaccinated or with Negative Test

Students and teachers in Greece will show proof of vaccination, antibodies, or test negative for the coronavirus to get back to classroom.

Greece Offers Free Covid-19 Vaccine, Face Masks to All Students

The Greek government announced on Friday that it will provide, free of charge, the Covid-19 vaccine to all Greek citizens and face masks for all pupils and teaching staff when schools open in September. The Covid-19 vaccine will be free...

Australian Teachers Sing in Greek to Lift Spirits in Coronavirus Times

A Greek Australian teacher created a touching song and video where all the staff at her school sing in Greek in a bid to remind their students of the values of community and togetherness during the coronavirus pandemic. The uplifting...

Greek Teachers Strike Over New Education Bill

Greek teachers walked off the job on Friday to protest against a bill which would change middle and high school curricula and regulate the country's university entrance system. Members of the Greek Federation of Secondary State School Teachers (OLME) went...

Greek Teachers Protest Against Proposed Legislation in Athens

Thousands of public school teachers joined a rally in central Athens on Thursday protesting the Education Ministry's proposed law on a new hiring system for teachers. The proposed legislation is scheduled to be put to a vote on Thursday in...

Teachers Clash With Riot Police in Central Athens

  Teachers and riot police clashed in central Athens on Monday afternoon, following a protest against a new system of hiring educators which the Greek government announced recently. The protest was organized by D.O.E. and O.L.M.E., the largest teachers' unions in...

Teachers Bring Their Protest over Jobs to Greek State TV Studios (video)

A group of teachers was on ERT TV shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, interrupting the main news broadcast. The newscaster suddenly announced, mid-report, that the broadcast was being interrupted for a commercial break. When the newscaster returned from the break viewers...

Teachers Clash With Police in Central Athens

Dozens of teachers clashed with the police outside the Greek parliament in Syntagma Square on Friday over the government's proposed reforms to the educational system. Riot police used tear gas to push the demonstrators away in clashes which happened to...

Greek Teachers Fined for Illicit Recording of Supervisor

A Greek court in Rhodes has imposed stiff fines on two teachers for recording a verbal exchange with their supervisor against his will. The court ordered the two teachers to pay a €1,000 ($1,224) fine each plus legal expenses adding...