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Young teacher arrested for molesting children

A 25-year-old high school supply teacher was remanded in custody for eight days on alleged child porn charges on Friday, while evidence emerged he sexually harassed students by sending them explicit content.

23rd June 2023

Cyprus

Limassol teacher to stand trial for sexual abuse

A Limassol high school teacher, accused of sexually abusing nine of his underaged female students, will stand trial before a criminal court. The 59-year-old male teacher had been remanded in custody for

1st December 2022

Cyprus

Another probe into sex pest schoolteacher

Cyprus Police are looking into the second case of sexual abuse by a high school teacher, while complaints are piling up against another educator who allegedly verbally and physically harassed his female

24th November 2022

Cyprus

Hey teacher, leave those kids alone

I have been contemplating why the Education Ministry had kept its reaction to the alleged classroom pervert molesting his students on the undercooked side. It also seemed to avoid a public backlash

20th November 2022

Comment/Cyprus

13 girls claim teacher sexually harassed them

A Limassol high school teacher has been detained in police custody for allegedly sexually harassing more than a dozen girl students. The male teacher was remanded in custody for eight days on

16th November 2022

Cyprus

Cyprus primary school teacher-student ratio below EU average

The ratio of primary school students to teachers in Cyprus is 12.3 below the EU average of 13.5, according to the latest figures by Eurostat. The lowest ratios were registered in Greece

8th September 2021

Cyprus/Europe

When art imitates politics

Freedom of expression is one of the fundamental principles of democracy. And if we want to believe that we live in a true democracy, then this freedom, be it in art or

20th September 2020

Editorial/Life & Society

COVID19: Teacher found positive, students quarantined

Scores of high-school students in Nicosia and Famagusta district have been placed in quarantine along with their parents after a music teacher tested positive to coronavirus, it emerged on Friday. The case

18th September 2020

Cyprus

Teacher under fire for irreverent artwork

An art teacher’s controversial paintings lambasting the church and politicians has caused a stir after the Education Ministry launched a probe when shocked parents complained about his work posted online. George Gavriel,

17th September 2020

Cyprus/Life & Society