A question of degree

The general secretary at the Education Ministry, Anastasia Gika, recently signed a memo informing educators at Attica's primary and secondary schools and the region's high-schoolers about an conference being organized by the National Parents Association on "Modern Education and the Greek Orthodox Tradition." The memo from Gika, an educator herself, also served to tacitly urge educators and pupils to attend.

The event sparked vehement reactions from some citizens who are opposed to the association, most notably for its participation in the campaign against abortions that recently made the news with a series of posters in Athens metro stations. Education Minister Niki Kermeus' reaction to Gika's move was immediate, but unfortunately lacking: She ordered that the memo be recalled, but without explaining the reasons for that decision.

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