Latest news and stories about school safety in Portugal for expats and residents.
This page has only 1 story and is not indexed by search engines.
The number of crimes involving weapons rose by 36.8% in the 2024/2025 school year. Forty-three bladed weapons were detected.

Pupils warned that, even though they are minors, there will be consequences if they commit acts that could be classified as crimes.

The operation 'Violence? No, thank you!' will run until the end of the month and is aimed at pupils in the 3rd cycle of basic education and in secondary education.

Home News PSP preventing violence in Portugal schools PSP preventing violence in Portugal schools The PSP is launching a new anti-violence operation in schools today, after recording more than 2,000 crimes within school grounds last academic year, including physical assaults, threats and verbal a

The suspect tried to flee and to discard the drugs he had on him. He also caused damage to a vehicle.

In the most recent academic year the police recorded 52 offences of weapon use and possession, while in the 2023/2024 academic year they identified 38 such offences.

The PSP (Public Security Police) also identified 130 incidents of bullying and 21 of cyberbullying.

RTP reports that 54 weapons were found across Portuguese schools during the 2024/2025 school year, a figure prompted by school-safety monitoring and local policing actions. The coverage does not list all incident types but highlights an ongoing concern about student safety and weapon detection in schools. Parents and school communities should ask their schools about safety protocols and local measures to prevent and respond to such incidents.

RTP (Rádio e Televisão de Portugal) is Portugal's state-owned public service broadcaster, operating since 1935 (radio) and 1957 (television). It runs 8 television channels (including RTP1, RTP2, RTP3) and 7 radio stations (Antena 1, 2, 3), plus international services reaching Portuguese diaspora worldwide. Funded by a broadcasting tax on electricity bills and advertising revenue, RTP serves as Portugal's cultural reference, providing quality news, education, and entertainment. Its archive represents "irreplaceable heritage in Portuguese collective memory", and it pioneered online streaming with RTP Play in 2011. RTP connects "Portugal and the Portuguese to themselves, to each other, and to the world"
Authorities reported that 54 weapons were discovered across schools in Portugal during the 2024/2025 school year.

The crime is believed to have been committed inside the school premises.

Authorities say there may be further victims at this stage.

The victim was provoked and attacked by several classmates at a school in Porto Salvo, Oeiras. The outraged father fears for his son's safety and wants him transferred. The main aggressor has been suspended and disciplinary proceedings have been opened.

The operation was carried out by teams from the Safe School Programme across the country, running until Friday.

The national operation 'Joga pelo Seguro' (Play for Safety) is being carried out by teams from the Escola Segura programme across the country until Friday.

The defendant, aged 51, slapped a six-year-old pupil for displaying 'restless behaviour'.

The pupil is 12 years old and has a 'permanent neurological disorder'.

A 19-year-old will hear the court's decision at the Cascais court. He is currently held in the young offenders' institution in Leiria.

Twenty years since the European Union outlawed asbestos in buildings – due to the fact that it is responsible for 75% of professional cancers – and Portugal’s schoolchildren are still The post Portuguese schools still not protected against health risks posed by asbestos appeared first on Portugal Resident.

In 2025 these materials were removed from only 34 sites, not always in compliance with the law.

In 2025 these materials were removed from only 34 premises, not always in compliance with the law.
