Will Greek Schools Open for All Kids This Year?

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Children play in a playground in the Ritsona refugee camp, north of Athens, Greece on October 22, 2019. © 2019 LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images The first day of school in Greece, September 13, signals the return to in-person schooling for children after a year of Covid-19 related disruptions and learning loss. Today will be especially important for refugee and asylum-seeking children, most of whom accessed little to no education before and during the pandemic. On paper, Greece has offered special school programs to teach the Greek language to asylum-seeking…

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