The PS official, José Carneiro, put pressure on the Minister of Education, Fernando Alexandre, asking him to "assume political responsibility" for the situation of children without a school assignment at the beginning of the school year. The situation was commented on by the socialist leader during a visit to a school in the district of Leiria.
Carneiro stated that "there is no memory of public, universal and compulsory education having left children at the door," emphasizing the gravity of a situation he considered unacceptable in a country where education is a universal right. The PS official emphasized the need to quickly resolve the problem of school access for all children.
The article comes in the context of the beginning of a new school year in Portugal, a period during which difficulties in placing students in educational establishments have been reported. The political pressure arises following complaints from families who were unable to secure a place for their children in schools.
Fernando Alexandre, as Minister of Education, is the main target of the socialist leader's criticism, who demands that he assume the political consequences of this failure in the education system's capacity to guarantee universal access to education at the start of the school year.
