Calls grow ‘to flunk’ Portugal’s education minister amid exam marking fiasco

Portugal's education minister Fernando Alexandre is under fire for his handling of this year's school exams. The Guardian reports his effort to digitize the exam marking process is being deemed a failure, creating what critics describe as an unprecedented chaotic exam season for students aged fourteen to eighteen. Student protesters have called for him to be 'flunked,' and parents and students are reportedly contemplating legal action.

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