The measures included in the national strategy to combat violence and bullying in schools were presented by Minister of Education Kyriakos Pierrakakis in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Deputy Minister of Education Zetas Makris. A new podium was also presented at the event at the 3rd Polichni High School in Thessaloniki. stop-bullying.gov.grFor named reports of incidents of school violence.
Stricter school operating regulations, immediate notification to parents of truancy, new fines, suspension of mobile phones, change of school environment and duty of parents to cover costs of property damage caused by their children at school. , they give the stamp of introduced policy.
Regarding the new functioning norms of schools
New QOperation Anonymization The schools are expected to be operational by September 2024. Its content includes strict rules of conduct and consequences in case of misbehavior during school hours and in all organized activities such as cultural or sporting events. and educational tours.
In addition, the regulation provides that all parties involved will be notified, including rules and consequences teachersof Parents/Guardians and students. This way, all stakeholders are aware of the rules, obligations and consequences that apply within the school. In fact, the regulation provides that parents, by signing their child's registration, have taken note of the rules and committed themselves to compliance with their child and them.
About absence
Digitization Absent And instant notification parents. In particular, the daily student report will be digitized. Combined with the MySchool electronic attendance book, absences are automatically transferred to individual student reports and parents are notified directly through the eParents application.
Absences cannot be canceled by the Teachers' Union except for serious medical reasons.
The number of absences remains the same (114 in total) but the level of justified and unjustified absences is restored – unjustified absences cannot exceed 50.
In the case of unexcused attendance, up to two days may be excused by the parent. A medical opinion from two or more people is required to be provided to the school.
Regarding the costs incurred by the student to repair damage to school property
If anyone has Student He willfully caused material damage or Vandalism In the School Division, parents and guardians will be charged the cost of restoration. The deadline given is five days. If they do not comply, the school administration, Law 5056/2023 no. As defined in s. 28, contacts the concerned municipality or school board. Debt avoidance by parents is then managed AADE.
Regarding the quality of punishments
The first step is reprimand from the teacher or removal from the class for an hour. Following this, expulsion will be for three days only by the Director's decision – instead of one day, valid today.
Today, instead of two days, the teachers' union has decided to extend the suspension to five days. A teachers union may also decide to change a department that does not exist yet.
to do Teachers Association It may also decide to exclude students from activities or cultural and sports events or educational excursions – this action is also invalid.
The most severe of punishments Change of school environment. The process is now easier as the decision has been re-decided by the Teachers' Union, but the approval of the academic adviser is sufficient and the approval of KEDASY is not required. It is stated that the student cannot return to the school where the punishment has been imposed.
About the use of mobile phones
The use of mobile phones is prohibited in the school. If a student is found to be mobile disabled, the first step is referral and the second is one day suspension if it happens again. If a student's cell phone is out of order, the suspension will be for two or three days, which can be changed to five days in repeated cases.
Finally, a student who uses his cell phone maliciously, for example, when he bullies or makes fun of his classmates by recreating relevant material on the Internet, changes the school environment. He was fined from school.
Special digital platform for school violence and bullying stop-bullying.gov.gr
The site provides members of the academic community with information and educational materials related to incidents of school violence, while providing them with the opportunity for remote, synchronous and asynchronous, training.
In the school violence incident register system, named incidents are reported by students, parents and guardians. In addition, the platform provides an opportunity to inform parents about the progress of the management of the reported incident. Anonymous online surveys of students are conducted to assess the incidence of violence and bullying within the school.
Finally, the online platform has an interoperable system with the central user certification service of the Panhellenic School Network (PSD) to ensure efficient operation and collaboration with all relevant organizations.
Activities and programs of Ministry of Education and Institute of Education Policy
In collaboration with Ministry of Education Institute for Education Policy, implement a series of actions and programs to tackle violence within schools. Among them, a survey is being prepared to capture the existing situation through a special digital platform till October 2024. This program is addressed to both students, teachers and parents. Additionally, development of digital training materials is expected in June 2024, as well as training for teachers, psychologists, social workers and education administrators from June to December 2024.
Training programs:
Within the framework of training programs for teachers in dealing with violence and bullying within the school, two groups are formed:
The Group A, starting June 2024, will have 684 academic advisors in each education directorate and four-member action committees – including 116 academic advisors who are members of four-member committees. It is a 14-hour program consisting of 2 seven-hour sessions and modern distance learning.
The Group B It will start in September 2024 and will have 14,000 school unit directors and responsible report recipients. The specific group program includes 14 hours of training material, 2 meetings of 7 hours each and modern distance training.
Their training program includes thematic modules on content and application of incident management protocols, design, organization and implementation of school unit action plans, assessment of school unit or community needs, presentation and ways to implement specific structured action plans. – Always in the context of the school unit. Another thematic section covers strengthening school-family-community communication and their participation in activities, as well as support and supervision during the implementation of schools' activities.
One of the key initiatives promoted is to create a school culture of respect, acceptance and unity.
In addition, a horizontal education program is introduced with 4 hours of active citizen activities per month at all educational levels, from kindergarten to 1st grade of high school, with the aim of strengthening students' social skills and life skills.
A holistic approach is necessary to deal with the phenomenon of violence in schools
The cycle of violence in schools can only be broken by comprehensively addressing the multifaceted phenomenon. For this reason, a Committee on the National Strategy for the Prevention and Dealing with Violence and Delinquency by Minors has been created, which will begin its work immediately.
The following participate and collaborate in the committee: Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports. Social Unity and Family Ministry. Ministry of Civil Defence. Ministry of Justice. Ministry of Health.
It will begin collaborating with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Civil Defense in May 2024 to develop a common protocol for dealing with serious crime incidents in schools.
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