European elections 2024: When do schools close?

The Ministry of Education sent a circular to all education directorates requesting that schools be ready in order to be used as polling centers for the  June 9 European elections.

According to the circular of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Education, Ioannis Katsaros, Primary and Secondary Education schools will remain closed on Friday, June 7, 2024 and Monday, June 10, 2024.

Schools will remain open until Thursday, June 6 and then be given to the municipalities so that everything is ready for the European elections.

Specifically, the circular for schools states the following:

"We inform you that, due to the holding of the elections for the nomination of the members of the European Parliament on June 9, 2024, the schools of Primary and Secondary Education will not operate on Friday, June 7, 2024 and Monday, June 10, 2024.

The Principals of the school units, which have been designated as polling stations, are requested to hand over the school rooms to the local municipal authorities on the morning of Friday, June 7, 2024, so that the rooms and spaces that will be used in the elections can be set up in time ».

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