Student in Achaia suspended for using mobile phone in school

A student at a school in Achaia, southern Greece, received a one-day suspension last Monday (Sept. 16) for using a cell phone in class. 

The incident reported in the area of Magoula became known after the child's parents filed a complaint against the school principal.

It is not clear if this is the first expulsion since new legislation came into effect this year banning the use of cell phones by students in schools.

In their complaint, the parents questioned the decision, asking to know who reported the incident to the school principal (who ordered the expulsion) and the teachers' association, what was the opinion of the teacher who was present, if the parents were called by the school and what recommendations were made to the student and the parents, how their child use the cell phone during class, and what kind of recommendations were made from the beginning...