“Schools usually open on Monday,” the Minister of Education and Religious Affairs said. Niki Kerameoscontacting SKAI.

“Children will return to classrooms, our teachers too. In response to parents’ concerns about seasonal flu, a circular has been issued in the past few days that provides for up to 5 days of absence for seasonal flu patients. The application period is from November last year to March. Families should not be concerned if someone shows symptoms,” Niki Kerameos added.

When asked if children should wear a mask, the Minister of Education replied: “If a child wants to wear a mask, that is their right. But there is no discussion of the mask either with the Ministry of Health or with the expert commission.”

“Our goal is to slowly move away from the crooked implementation of the deputy”

Mrs. Kerameos then turned to the teachers.

“There were no appointments for 12 years, from 2008 to 2020. Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the government as a whole said that we will put an end to this, because all the reforms are very good, but if you do not invest first of all in the human resources of education, then everything else is useless. That is why we have appointed 25,000 permanent teachers and 6,000 for special education and training. Our goal is to gradually move away from the curve of the introduction of deputy. This government will continue to invest in permanent teachers, continue to rationalize the human resource structure,” concluded the Minister of Education.