Aetolia-Acarnania teachers protest service changes and staffing gaps

The Agonistiki Syspeirosi Ekpaideutikon B’ ELME of Aetolia-Acarnania has issued a statement protesting the management of teacher service changes and staffing shortages at the start of the school year. The union claims that teachers are being held “hostage” due to opaque administrative practices and the handling of vacancies.

The union accuses the Directorate of Secondary Education of Aetolia-Acarnania of implementing government policies that shift the burden of school understaffing onto individual educators. They cite issues such as a lack of transparency regarding vacancies, the denial of legal leaves, and pressures placed on staff to accept unfavorable conditions. These service changes and staffing gaps are reported to have significant negative impacts on the professional and family lives of the teachers involved.