Parents sue Ministry of Education over lack of public school spots

Several families from the Lisbon area are suing the Ministry of Education for being unable to secure a spot for their children in a public school. While this situation was unfolding, the Minister of Education, Fernando Alexandre, was attending in Setúbal the ceremonial session marking the start of the school year. The article does not specify how many families are involved in the lawsuit or the concrete details of the legal proceedings. The situation illustrates the existence of problems regarding access to public education in the Lisbon region during the beginning of the new school year.