Expulsion

An unprecedented incident occurred at the University of Thessaly when a student hacked into the Faculty of Agriculture’s archives with the aim of modifying grades and degrees. The Volos Single Plenary Court convicted the 28-year-old former student, who was tried in absentia.

A total of 10,700 pupils have been suspended for breaching regulations banning cell phones in schools since the start of the academic year in September, Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis revealed in an interview with Open TV on Friday.

Two weeks into the new school year, the ban on the use of cellphones has been enforced smoothly, to a degree exceeding their expectations, teachers say.

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.

A 17-year-old student has been detained and referred to the courthouse after fatally shooting the principal of the high school from which he was expelled five months ago.

A legislative proposal by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) might pave the way to penalize tour guides who strategically steer tourists toward certain establishments for shopping or lodging, securing commissions in return from these businesses.

The lists of academics expelled with the latest state of emergency decree on Feb. 7 was prepared by their own universities, Turkey's Higher Education Board's (YÖK) press adviser has said after the board received harsh criticism from opposition groups and the scholars themselves.