OLME: Intervention After Teacher's Death in Thessaloniki

The Federation of Secondary Education Workers (OLME) expressed its deep sorrow for the death of a teacher in Thessaloniki, offering condolences to the family and relatives. The Board of OLME emphasizes that teachers should not be treated as expendable.

According to OLME's announcement, the focus of the discussion is the attitude of society and the state towards teachers, as well as the pressures that accumulate daily in the school environment. Teachers are called upon to perform their work within a framework of increasing demands, without the necessary institutional and substantial support.

OLME describes a reality that increasingly burdens the operation of schools. Key problems include large class sizes, lack of adequate support structures (social workers and psychologists), and frequent teacher transfers.

OLME emphasizes that broader social problems experienced by students and families are reflected in the daily school life. Economic difficulties, intense anxiety about exams, and an increasingly stressful examination system create a high-pressure environment.

OLME calls for the substantial strengthening of school units with a permanent presence of social workers and psychologists, as well as the creation of structures that will practically support teachers.

OLME considers a full investigation of the circumstances of the incident in Thessaloniki absolutely necessary and calls for immediate measures to support teachers and strengthen the public school system.