This morning, parents, teachers and students of the Kythera High School and Gymnasium gathered outside the south gate of the school complex (the two schools are co-located in the same building complex) to protest about the serious gaps observed in school teaching staff. The central demand of the attendees was the immediate filling of vacant teaching positions, which have led to lost teaching hours and problems in the operation of schools, and the non-acceptance of mergers in the sections of the Lyceum, requested by administrative orders from above. Specifically on the problems of the high school was published late last night Resolution of the Parents and Guardians Association of the Kythera High School. Meanwhile, today, after the end of the mobilisation, a resolution of the General Assembly of the Parents and Guardians Association of Kythera High School was published.
The participation was Mass, with the students to keep banner who wrote slogans such as «Don't step on our dreams.», «We demand equal education», «We demand immediate placement of teachers», «No more wasted hours, teachers in school now». The lack of teaching staff has caused significant delays in the educational process.
The representatives of the Parents' Associations, as well as the heads of the two schools, they had the opportunity to make Statements in local media, in which they stressed the need for the State to take immediate action to meet the needs of schools. The speeches were moved in the context of the already passed resolutions and protests that had been filed in the previous period, while it was reported that if there are no immediate solutions, the mobilizations will escalate.
The situation in the schools of Kythera has created concern and strong dissatisfaction among students and their families, with teaching staff unable to meet the increased needs due to teacher shortages.
At the end of the demonstration, there was a brief an altercation between school principals and some parents, which underlines the intense concern and indignation all for the prolonged inactivity in terms of of the Ministry of Education in solving the educational gaps, revealing the seriousness of the situation. It seems that the recent interventions of Piraeus Secondary Education Directorate in recent days, have exacerbated rather than mitigated the education problems on the island of Kythera.
The demands are clear and the protesters are asking the Ministry of Education to take action immediately. The problem did not arise this year. It is a permanent situation in Kythera, where the teacher shortages for many years covered Late, usually until just before the Christmas.
The meeting was attended by the councillors Matina Varda (and in a parental capacity) and Anargyros Sofios.
0.25% of GDP for weapons due to war economy (new fatwa, from the EU Sultanate), so mergers and shortages and general social spending will go unheeded.