Aggression

In a heart-wrenching plea, the parents of Ivana, a young girl missing from Dupnitsa for 16 days, have appealed for her safe return. With the ground search for Ivana called off two days ago, her parents took to the cameras of BNT to send a heartfelt message to their daughter, urging her to contact them if she sees or hears their plea.

The 6th of March has been established by the Ministry of Education as the National Day against School Violence and Bullying

Amid the recent spike in juvenile violence and school bullying, the government is seeking to combat the phenomenon with an immediate plan of action that involves among others the tightening of penalties, such as the reintroduction of the five-day suspension and easier expulsion from school.

A Thessaloniki court has attributed the suicide of a 41-year-old mentally disabled employee of a municipally-run enterprise in Oraiokastro to workplace bullying, in a landmark and rare decision.

The government set up a scientific committee as part of the national strategy of countering violence among minors, the Prime Minister's office announced on Wednesday.

The task force is composed of eight members, among which are a criminologist, a legal experts, professors of political science, and cyber security, and a child psychotherapist.

A 60-year-old man was handed a 10-month suspended prison sentence after he was convicted of stalking a 22-year-old woman over two months. 

The accused, who declared that he was "in love" was found guilty by the Independent Single-Member Criminal Court of Thessaloniki. 

A 60-year-old man has appeared in court in Thessaloniki on charges of stalking a 22-year-old woman for the past two months.

The woman testified that the suspect was a regular at the café where she works, in the eastern part of the city.

Following the decision of the Education Ministry, teachers will teach students how to deal with peer bullying and cyberbullying within the scope of "School-Based Social Responsibility Studies," taught as an elective course in secondary schools.

The new curriculum will teach students what peer bullying is, what to do if they encounter bullying and how to behave to avoid being bullied.

On the back of the 'Public Room' scandal, North Macedonia made stalking a crime in February - but so far only one charge has actually been filed.

The increase in violence and bullying at Greek schools is not and should not be treated as a public order issue.

Educators should have the tools to mobilize the school community and social services when they see a student showing problematic behavior, before the problem reaches the police. 

Schools themselves need to be strengthened to control the bullying epidemic.