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A meeting that began this morning at the Ministry of Education between the Minister Prodromos Prodromos, the Association of Directors of Secondary Education and the Directorates of Secondary General and Secondary Technical Education, which examined the incidents that saw the light of day during graduation ceremonies, as well as issues of behaviour and proper functioning of schools.
In his statements after the meeting, the Minister of Education, Prodromos Prodromou, said that efforts are being made to adapt schools to meet today's realities.
In relation to reports of discrimination in schools, Mr. Prodromou said that "in public schools, a spirit of citizenship is systematically cultivated through appropriate pedagogical programmes, with special actions to foster acceptance, diversity and the reduction of prejudice and racist tendencies."
Referring to an incident that took place during a graduation ceremony at a high school in Larnaca, Mr. Prodromou said that a Greek parent came to the graduation ceremony carrying firecrackers.
"These are phenomena that do not only concern the school and we should deal with them calmly," Mr. Prodromou added. At the same time, he noted that "what was underlined in today's meeting is that respecting the rules of operation of schools is not about colour or race, it is for everyone."
Also, referring to another incident that took place in another Province, Mr Prodromou said: "a student was allegedly victimized and eventually stagnated, with the family citing an issue of racial discrimination. In this case, the student had more than 350 absences."
"We should not allow such issues to be discussed at a racial level," he stressed.
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