Classes started this week in Portugal, but several children still do not know where they will study. A group of parents decided to proceed with a legal action against the Ministry of Education, after seeing their children without an assigned spot in a public school and without any response from the authorities.
The parents accuse the State of leaving children outside the education system at the start of the school year. The situation affects families who sought placements in public schools and did not receive a solution for their children.
The legal action arises as a response to the lack of response from the educational authorities. The parents intend, through the courts, to ensure that the right to education of their children is respected.
The Ministry of Education has not yet commented on the situation. This case arises in a context where the start of classes should already have guaranteed placements for all students.
