Cyprus Schools Face Air‑Conditioning Shortfall as New Term Begins

Cyprus schools are starting the new term without promised air‑conditioning, prompting the primary teachers’ union Poed to demand immediate action from the education ministry. The government had pledged to fit units in all classrooms over three years, but the installations remain incomplete, leaving thousands of pupils and teachers in hot, prefabricated buildings. Poed also highlighted that hundreds of children will study in temporary structures that have become permanent, and that schoolbooks have been delayed, forcing teachers to rely on photocopies. In addition, shortages of teachers and assistants threaten instructional quality. The union called on the ministry, government and related agencies to secure the necessary resources. Diko MP Panikos Leonidou tabled the issue at the House education committee, urging MPs to review the progress and unresolved problems at next week’s meeting.