--- title: "Schools" summary: "Closed by measure (a) of the alert declaration, co-signed by the Minister of Education." mount:
head: --- > Kept by incident.entities@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 08:47 UTC. A node of the [entities](../README.md): made from [its data](schools.json), where every line names the row or decision it was taken from. Nothing is stated here for the first time. # Schools **service**: Something people use that can run, be restricted or stop: transport, schools, an airport, museums. [All service nodes](README.md). Also written: schools. Closed by measure (a) of the alert declaration, co-signed by the Minister of Education. (**fact**; [portugal.gov.pt](https://portugal.gov.pt/gc25/comunicacao/noticias/governo-declara-situacao-de-alerta-em-todo-o-territorio-continental-1), read 10 Nov, 16:55 UTC) ## Everything decided about it, as it stands From the researcher's file for this service, [schools.json](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/data/decisions/entities/schools.json) (updated 11 Nov, 09:30 UTC); the decision graph is the source of truth. | Decision | Status | Published | In effect | Label | Read | Where | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | [Schools close on Wednesday: measure (a) of the alert declaration ("encerramento dos estabelecimentos de ensino")](../../entities/decision/gov-alert.md) *Announced at about 09:17 (minister, ANEPC press conference); the declaration published at 12:10 on portugal.gov.pt. Before 01:00Z on 11 Nov this edge carried only 12:10 (the page time), which put the announcement 3 h lat* | happened | 10 Nov, 12:10 UTC | 11 Nov, 00:00 UTC to 11 Nov, 23:59 UTC | fact | 11 Nov, 01:00 UTC | [portugal.gov.pt](https://portugal.gov.pt/gc25/comunicacao/noticias/governo-declara-situacao-de-alerta-em-todo-o-territorio-continental-1) | | [Schools closed on Wednesday](../../entities/decision/schools-close.md) | happened | 10 Nov, 12:10 UTC | 11 Nov, 00:00 UTC to 11 Nov, 23:59 UTC | fact | 10 Nov, 16:55 UTC | [portugal.gov.pt](https://portugal.gov.pt/gc25/comunicacao/noticias/governo-declara-situacao-de-alerta-em-todo-o-territorio-continental-1) | | [Madeira schools closed on Wednesday morning, reopening from 13:00](../../entities/decision/madeira-schools.md) *Announced at a regional press conference by the president of the regional civil protection service (Observador 12:11:17, JSON-LD); DNOTICIAS headline 11:26 "Escolas da Madeira encerradas na manhã de quarta-feira até às 1* | happened | 10 Nov, 11:26 UTC | hours not stated for the start ("durante a manhã"); end "a partir das 13h de dia 11 de novembro" | evidence | 11 Nov, 01:35 UTC | [observador.pt](https://observador.pt/liveblogs/manifestantes-detidos-no-porto-pronunciam-se-sobre-suspensao-provisoria-do-processo/) | | Despacho n.º 13773-A/2026, 2(a): "Encerramento de estabelecimentos de ensino dos setores público, privado e social, incluindo creches e pré-escolar, e de serviç | happened | 10 Nov | 11 Nov, 00:00 UTC to 11 Nov, 23:59 UTC | fact | 11 Nov, 02:30 UTC | [diariodarepublica.pt](https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/despacho/13773-a-2026-1193823993) | ## Schools decided or announced - [Schools closed on Wednesday](../../entities/decision/schools-close.md) · **fact** · "Schools closed on Wednesday" · [portugal.gov.pt](https://portugal.gov.pt/gc25/comunicacao/noticias/governo-declara-situacao-de-alerta-em-todo-o-territorio-continental-1), read 10 Nov, 16:55 UTC · from [decision schools-close](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/decisions.md) ## Schools is touched by - [Alert situation for all of mainland Portugal, 11 Nov 00:00 to 23:59: (a) schools and non-essential public…](../../entities/decision/gov-alert.md) · **fact** · "Alert situation for all of mainland Portugal, 11 Nov 00:00 to 23:59: (a) schools and non-essential public services close; (b) outdoor events suspended, whatever their nature; (c) no access to high-risk parks; (d) temporary structures secured; (e) no access…" · [portugal.gov.pt](https://portugal.gov.pt/gc25/comunicacao/noticias/governo-declara-situacao-de-alerta-em-todo-o-territorio-continental-1), read 11 Nov, 01:00 UTC · from [decision gov-alert](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/decisions.md) ## Schools is closed by - [Alert situation for all of mainland Portugal, 11 Nov 00:00 to 23:59: (a) schools and non-essential public…](../../entities/decision/gov-alert.md) · **fact** · "Alert situation for all of mainland Portugal, 11 Nov 00:00 to 23:59: (a) schools and non-essential public services close; (b) outdoor events suspended, whatever their nature; (c) no access to high-risk parks; (d) temporary structures secured; (e) no access…" · [portugal.gov.pt](https://portugal.gov.pt/gc25/comunicacao/noticias/governo-declara-situacao-de-alerta-em-todo-o-territorio-continental-1), read 11 Nov, 01:00 UTC · from [decision gov-alert](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/decisions.md) - [Schools closed on Wednesday](../../entities/decision/schools-close.md) · **fact** · "Schools closed on Wednesday" · [portugal.gov.pt](https://portugal.gov.pt/gc25/comunicacao/noticias/governo-declara-situacao-de-alerta-em-todo-o-territorio-continental-1), read 10 Nov, 16:55 UTC · from [decision schools-close](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/decisions.md) ## Timeline rows that mention it (2) | When (UTC) | Label | What the row says | |---|---|---| | [10 Nov, 12:10 UTC](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1210) | fact, decision | The government declares an alert situation for the mainland on Wednesday, 00:00 to 23:59: schools and non-essential public services close; outdoor events suspended | | [10 Nov, 09:17 UTC](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T0917) | evidence | the alert situation was announced in the morning: the Interior Minister at ANEPC's press conference, "o Governo decidiu declarar situação de alerta"; schools and non-essential services close. The government's page with the measures is timed 12:10 (the row above at 12:10); the minute he spoke is not … | ## Evidence (1 outside address) - portugal.gov.pt, read 10 Nov, 16:55 UTC · no capture of ours yet · [the address itself](https://portugal.gov.pt/gc25/comunicacao/noticias/governo-declara-situacao-de-alerta-em-todo-o-territorio-continental-1) ## The same node elsewhere - In the graph: `actor:schools` ([open it there](../../app/graph/index.html?node=actor%3Aschools), [its data](../../data/graph/storm.json)) - As data: [service/schools.json](schools.json) · [every node](../../entities/index.json) · [the grammar](../../entities/ontology.md)