Changes set to be introduced to schools

Ahead of the new academic year, which starts on September 11, Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis presented 11 changes to improve the teaching process and school life in a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday.

Mitsotakis said in his statement that the 11 "very important changes" include 10,000 new permanent teacher hires.

Apart from the ban on mobile phones, the changes include dealing with damage or destruction, partial or total, of school buildings, premises and facilities attributed to a particular pupil. The the expense of repair is borne by the student (if he or she is an adult) or the parents/guardians. Simultaneously, the parameters for taking pictures or recording videos within a school are more stringent. Students face a three-day suspension if they film, take pictures, or record instructors or fellow students without getting...