Secondary schools set to tackle bullying and illiteracy
Books are expected to be distributed on time and school staffing has been largely completed, Kyprianos Louis, head of secondary education, has said.
In an interview with Cyprus News Agency (...
House seeking to criminalise bullying
The House legal affairs on Wednesday began discussions on the criminalisation of bullying, with a bill suggesting punishments ranging from hefty fines to prison time.
Discussions on bullying are taken ...
One in four schoolchildren say they are bullied
One in four pupils in Cyprus have experienced bullying, with girls at a higher risk than boys, according to the findings of ongoing research of the University of Cyprus.
During ...
Keep Ukraine war out of the classroom, says minister
Education Minister Prodromos Prodromou on Thursday asked for the war in Ukraine to “stay out of schools” saying children who are of Russian descent should not be victimised following recent ...
Bullying death a mark of ‘society’s resounding failure’ judge says (Updated)
A Larnaca court on Thursday sentenced three young men to 18 months in jail suspended for three years, in the bullying death of a 16-year-old in Larnaca in 2019 that was described ...
Sentencing on November 11 for young men guilty of bullying teen
Three men found guilty in the bullying death of a 16-year-old in 2019 will be sentenced on November 11.
The three, a 20-year-old from Oroklini, and two 19-year-olds from Larnaca and Livadia, ...
Paphos municipality staff strike over ‘bully mayor’
Staff at the Paphos municipality went on an impromptu work stoppage on Thursday accusing mayor Phedonas Phedonos of bullying.
The protest was prompted by an alleged verbal attack by Phedonos ...