There are requests for transfer from private to public education pending since July. With students at home at the start of classes, parents report a lack of service from the departments that replaced DGEstE. A group of parents will proceed with a court action against the Ministry of Education because their children remain without a place in public school and classes have already begun. While the Minister of Education, Fernando Alexandre, was attending the ceremonial opening of the school year in Setúbal, several families in the Lisbon area were still waiting for a place in a public school.
No place and no response: parents prepare action against the Ministry of Education
ZAP Notícias12 September 2026 at 08:30
Why this matters
Readers in this region are directly affected because their children may be left without a place in public school, with immediate consequences for family organisation and the children's academic life. The situation exposes failures in the educational services that replaced DGEstE and raises questions about the Ministry of Education's ability to manage the transition of students between schools, at a time when the school year has already begun.
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