The Ribeirão Basic School in Vila Nova de Famalicão is closed on 29 October and 30 October due to a flea infestation. Lessons and all school activities are scheduled to resume on 2 November.
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The Ministry of Education is proposing to allow the hiring of graduates in Basic Education (licenciatura) without a professional master's degree to teach in the 1st cycle of basic education to address a shortage of teachers, specifically in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. The teacher movement 'Missão Escola Pública' (MEP) opposes this, arguing that professional training and pedagogical preparation are essential for teaching reading, writing, and mathematics to children, and that this measure would lower teaching quality.
Over a month and a half into the school year, some students in the Azores lack access to digital textbooks because the regional government purchased fewer licenses than needed to account for student transfers and retentions. The government approved an additional purchase of licenses on 15 October, but officials have not provided a specific date for when the situation will be resolved, citing the necessary public procurement and auditing procedures.
Non-teaching school staff in Sintra held a protest on 29 October to demand increased staffing levels and the presence of trained healthcare professionals in schools. The union reports that untrained operational assistants are currently performing medical tasks, including administering insulin, tube feeding, and injections, due to a severe shortage of specialized health technicians.