Bullying
New WHO/Europe Study Reveals One in Six School-Aged Children Experience Cyberbullying
The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe today released the second volume of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, which focuses on patterns of bullying and peer violence among adolescents across 44 countries and regions.
Pupils uploading at school face expulsion
Students who post videos on social media exposing or mocking their classmates during school hours will be expelled, according to the Education Ministry.
It is the most severe penalty provided for in the penal code of the Education Ministry, which now aims to comply with the ban on mobile phones at Greek schools.
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Parents of Missing Girl from Dupnitsa Make Emotional Plea for Her Return
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.
School violence - Bullying: the Isthmian primary school says "Yes" to friendship
The 6th of March has been established by the Ministry of Education as the National Day against School Violence and Bullying
School bullies to get their comeuppance
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.
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Court blames workplace bullying for woman’s suicide
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.
Government sets up task force to tackle juvenile violence
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.
Footing the bill
The government could not have asked for better promotion of its bill allowing the establishment of private universities than that provided by the squatters at public universities.
Lawlessness, extensive graffiti, and violence are due to a minority that is holding them hostage.
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Sanctions only one way to fight school bullying
Amid well-publicized instances of severe bullying at schools, the government wants not only to toughen sanctions against offending students but also to commit resources to diagnosing neurodevelopmental disorders at the earliest possible age, before even preschool.
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Online gaming has a harassment problem. A Greek AI startup claims to have a solution
The Me Too movement catalyzed essential changes in workplaces and power dynamics. However, its reach did not significantly extend to digital spaces, leaving vulnerabilities for women, children and other susceptible individuals.