The Public Prosecutor's Office opened an inquiry to investigate the electronic grading process of national secondary school exams. The investigation was initiated in response to a complaint filed by the National Federation of Teachers (Fenprof), submitted in July. The Attorney General's Office confirmed that the inquiry is being conducted by the Regional Department of Investigation and Criminal Action of Lisbon.
The complaint from Fenprof is based on reports of missing exam sheets in various exams. According to Francisco Gonçalves, one of the union's general secretaries, there were "written orders for teachers to grade items whose answers were incomplete," which may constitute an offense. Given the inability to provide graders with the complete content of the exam, orders were given to grade them with the available material.
Fenprof expressed concern about the possibility of holding the teachers involved in grading the exams responsible for issues beyond their control. The union emphasized the importance of determining whether the platform used functioned correctly and whether the orders given by those in charge met the necessary legal requirements.
This year, national secondary school exams were graded in digital format for the first time. However, the process faced several technical failures from the beginning, leading the Ministry of Education to postpone initially planned deadlines. Teachers reported delays in making exams available, errors in digitizing answers, and difficulties with the grading platform.
