Afroditi Latinopoulou, leader of the Voice of Reason party, called for the immediate dismissal of left-wing teachers who...

Afroditi Latinopoulou, leader of the Voice of Reason party, called for the immediate dismissal of left-wing teachers who advocate abolishing Greece's national holidays, saying in a television interview that such educators are "trash" who should have been fired already. Latinopoulou argued that teachers funded by Greek taxpayers have no right to tell children that March 25 and Oxi Day should be scrapped. She said these teachers insult the memory of every soldier and fighter who died for Greece, and that their behavior is unacceptable both in the classroom and on social media. She compared anti-nationalist teachers to vampires that recoil at the sight of the Greek flag, saying plainly that they simply do not love Greece. Her party's position is equally direct: Greek schools should teach national history and the values of the nation, with no room for what she called "communist or socialist nurseries." The comments come days before October 28, Oxi Day, which marks Greece's refusal of Mussolini's ultimatum in 1940. The holiday is observed in every school across the country with student parades and official ceremonies. March 25, the other major national holiday, commemorates the start of the 1821 War of Independence. The controversy over how Greek schools treat national history has resurfaced every few years, but Latinopoulou's language was among the sharpest heard from any party leader on the subject. She said the state has a direct responsibility to remove teachers who publicly work against Greece's national identity, and that no exceptions should be made regardless of how many are involved. #Greece #OxiDay #GreekPolitics