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School claims to have been penalised by the Ministry of Education
The school guarantees that there is no distinction between students in pedagogical activities, but admits differences in the provision of lunches. The separation in meals, the institution states, results from rules imposed by the Ministry of Education.
The school's management attributes responsibility to the Ministry of Education for the difference in quality of meals served to fee-paying students and those covered by an association contract.
According to a report released by Lusa, the meals served to students who pay tuition fees are better than those of the others. The school's management says this is due to the ministry's imposition.
Parents report discrimination at the table in a Cascais school: children in the public system eat worse, feel humiliated, and avoid the canteen. The Ministry of Education did not respond.
BE reports complaints from parents regarding the deadlines for accessing school meals and believes that requiring reservations so far in advance is a “covert way to reduce participation”.
In one of the three polling stations run by the Union of Parishes of Oliveira, children vote on the transport they use to get to school, on school meals and on sport — or even on superheroes.
