Complaints about the new, as it describes it, a dangerous practice that begins to appear in private schools And most of all kindergartens, the Federation of Private Educational Officers of Greece (AE).
According to OIELE, parents and administrations of private school units are organizing sleepoversthat is, overnight stays of children in schools, asking for compulsory Participation of teachers – even with the threat of dismissal.
OEEL is referring to ‘Hollywood fantasies»With serious deficiencies in security and protection, while expressing his strong concern about breach of private teachers’ labor and human rights.
‘They are threatened with dismissal, not paid, not trained’
As the Federation notes, complaints mainly concern privately kindergartenwhere the administrations – often with the pressure Parents – agree to organize children’s nights in school facilities, without any institutional or legal framework.
According to OIELE, teachers are obliged to participate with threat of dismissalwithout providing any additional remuneration for night overtime.
“Colleagues are forced to move away from their families, without proper training for possible critical situations that may arise at night. School buildings are not designed for use at night, which poses serious risks. “
What is the case abroad for sleepovers in schools
OIELE points out that even in countries such as USA and Britainwhere schools are sometimes held in schools, strict security measures are applied, including:
- Extensive Risk Assessment for each child (eg medicines, allergies, sleep or behavior problems).
- Certified first aid staff and appropriate equipment.
- Care for basic needs (sleep, temperature, toilets, diet).
- Special measures of fire safety and safety.
The Federation expresses its strong doubt as to whether Greek private schools meet such specifications.
The whole complaint of OIELE
‘A new, potentially dangerous trend imposed by parents and administrations of private schools, especially kindergartens, on our colleagues with the threat of dismissal!
We know that the area of private education is a vineyard, especially since the Ceramic Law teachers are completely unprotected in pressure and in private schools the law of fear and silence prevails. Now, but the things they get out of. Lately we have complaints from colleagues, mainly in private kindergartens, for a new one ”craze“, Mostly parents, unfortunately adopted by the owners for organizing… sleepovers in schools.
What exactly is happening: Parents and Administrations agree on a date of overnight children in schools. And while the specific parents pushing for sleepovers can imagine that they live in an environment Hollywood tape or series and show their friends how much “advance“It is their school, but they ignore the dangers that arise from such a process.
Ignore, of course, (though they are not particularly interested) that teachers are blackmailed to participate in neo -rutist These actions with the threat of dismissal that they are not paid for their overtime and even night work, that they are obliged to pass – endangered – a night away from their family and children, that they are not trained to deal with the special conditions that may not have the special conditions that may not be able to do so for children. day.
Strict guidelines in countries where Sleepovers are applied
Such activities are rare in schools internationally. Generally, there is a great reservation for Sleepovers experts, mainly for security reasons. In the US and Britain that are organized by some such actions, the measures taken are very strict (and we will be doubted if a Greek private school/kindergarten would take).
Copying from Guidelines of Educational Authorities (mainly Education Directorates) to these countries, we record the following.
According to a typical report by Nottinghamshire County Council, school buildings are designed for use during the day and therefore do not have sufficient protection measures for those who decide to overnight. For this reason, all educational principles constitute:
- Special fire safety measures
- Risk Assessment Assessment
A Risk Assessment on Sleepover should be drawn up. The potential risks to be taken into account include, inter alia, information on students in relation to sleep, eg, prescription drugs, specific behavioral issues, allergies and intolerances, night trends (sleeping, obsession) and the special needs of some children. - First aid
Schools should ensure that there is sufficient first aid, including people appropriately trained in first aid and use of the equipment. - Special provisions
Schools should ensure that special welfare measures have been taken for Sleepover, providing staff and STO students access to toilets, water and food. The room temperature should be taken into account and the heating systems be adjusted if required. Sleep equipment should be suitable for children.
What do colleagues do when they are imposed on… sleepover
We do not expect no particular sensitivity from private schools/kindergartens and some parents for the labor and human rights of teachers who are forced into such an activity that is completely out of their teaching hours and violates their personal and family life, forcing them to spend the night (!) even without additional remuneration!
However, because the issue is extremely serious, we call on colleagues to even make an anonymous complaint to OIELE ([email protected]) And we are committed to promoting complaints to the competent authorities and disclosure of the information of the private school/kindergarten. We are reminded of aspiring “nocturnal“Owners that there is no legal framework for such activities, so such action is both illegal and dangerous.”