Athens council unanimously approves reopening Gravas schools on Monday, 2 November, with gas still off

The Athens Municipal Council unanimously agreed that the Gravas school units will reopen on Monday, 2 November. The decision followed an extraordinary session that the municipal leadership called solely for this issue.

Mayor Haris Doukas told the council that checks carried out so far by the gas company, the municipality and TEE showed no leak. The municipality is waiting for a study of the installations that covers all the works and proposals from the three technical checks. Doukas said he was certain there is full safety for students and teachers, citing expert reports from the three bodies and three analyses by Enaon using the Picarro method.

He proposed keeping the gas supply closed in November, with the heating targeted to work by 23 November or at least by the end of the month, once any works required by the study are completed. He said:

“The school could open even tomorrow, but we are giving the school community the chance to prepare so they can return calmly on Monday, 2 November.”