The bill of the Ministry of Education, concerning the “prevention and treatment of phenomena of violence and intimidation in schools”, was passed by the Parliament by a majority.
ND and PASOK-KINAL were in favor of his principle, while from the other opposition parties the KKE together with MeRA25 voted against and the Hellenic Solution declared “present”. Let’s remember that SYRIZA abstains from the parliamentary votes, while it had declared its opposition.
What does this legislative initiative provide? As the Minister of Education says, “the goal is to give a voice to children who are faced with school bullying and intra-school violence, to empower the school community, placing new weapons in its quiver against these phenomena, to strengthen teachers and executives who play a key role”.
On the contrary, the opposition parties characterized the bill as “skinny, incomplete and ineffective, without any provision for the prevention of the phenomenon”. In practice, it will show…