The demonstrators marched on Tuesday to the Cyprus' presidential palace carrying banners reading "Hands off education and school" and criticizing the Cypriot government and the education minister, Phileleftheros, a newspaper, reported.
Cyprus school teachers march to protest cuts to benefits https://t.co/UEnIBvK8Go pic.twitter.com/ght6gXJO72
— BastilleGlobal (@BastilleGlobal) August 28, 2018
Αγώνας διαρκείας!
— Panis Pieri (@panispieri) August 28, 2018
Για ένα καινοτόμο και όχι διαλυμένο δημόσιο σχολείο στην #Κύπρο!
Τεράστια προσέλευση στην εκδήλωση διαμαρτυρίας. Οι εκπαιδευτικοί δείχνουν το δρόμο στην κοινωνία. #Cyprus #education #reform #publicschool #schools pic.twitter.com/VUTdF1zJtm
The government plans to cut education costs by about 30 million euros ($35 million) and reduce the number of teachers, but the latter argue that it will undermine the Cypriot education system.
