Nationality & ethnic minority: 2 of the main causes of school bullying in Greece

Nationality and ethnic minority are two of the main causes of school violence according to a survey by the Observatory of Violence of the ministry of Education, the results of which show that three out of every ten Greek students have been victims of violence and/or have practiced some sort of violence.

According to the nationwide survey, which based its results from 61,000 participants, violent actions were perpetrated by 33 pct based on the place of origin of the victims, 19 pct because of belonging to another peer group, 11 pct because of minority origin, 4 pct due to gender and 33 pct for none of the above reasons.

Quite interestingly, 32 pct of students evaluate the relationships between classmates as good and 34.69 pct answered that they have been bullied. When asked if they have been 'bullies' themselves 34,01 pct answered positively.