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Six weeks after Storm Kristin, students in Vieira de Leiria continue to face significant educational disruptions, with classes held in makeshift locations including containers and a former mortuary chapel due to ongoing infrastructure repairs.
Three out of seven schools in the Vale de Milhaços cluster in Seixal have contained asbestos for several years. Dozens of people gathered this Wednesday to protest outside the local council, which states it cannot resolve this and other issues without funding from the Ministry.
At issue is a visit that PS municipal deputies made to the rehabilitation and expansion project of the Solposto Basic School on 26 March, after the work had already been completed.
Fernando Alexandre praised educational decentralisation but admitted flaws in the relationship between municipalities and schools, warning that the 500 schools in need of repairs cannot be addressed all at once.
Parents, caught by surprise, are concerned about the impact of the intervention on school activities at the Santa Clara Primary School in Lisbon, especially in classrooms with special needs children aged between 3 and 6.
Parents of the Santa Clara Primary School are protesting this Friday at 5 pm to demand the suspension of construction work on the institution's perimeter, which is being affected by noise. The ATL states that PRR funds are at stake.
Severe weather in January and February has further damaged school infrastructure, leading to classrooms with leaks, damaged ceilings, and electrical hazards. In Lisbon, parents at the Telheiras school are planning a protest after learning that necessary repairs might be delayed for five years under a 15-year, one-billion-euro plan proposed by Mayor Carlos Moedas. Similar issues are reported in Sintra, where parents and staff at the D. Carlos I school group are calling for urgent action to address flooding and structural safety concerns, citing a lack of funding and administrative inaction.
The school informed parents that it lost power and that the covered atrium was unusable due to heavy rain.
Francisco Soares, head of the Pinheiro e Rosa school group, told CMTV that he has already reported the situation at Bordeira primary school to the parish council and the municipal council.
