Present at the rally that gathered 80,000 people in defence of Public School, Jerónimo de Sousa underlined that "this rally corresponds to the majority feeling of Portuguese society that wants to see established and implemented the Constitutional order of defence of education for all, a quality public school".

The General Secretary considered that the "public school is irreplaceable, cannot be replaced by something else. It needs means and ways to make it more effective, to modernize and create better facilities," "it is essential to have a strategic vision of the role that education can play in our country, of support to children, our youth and our students, and also to the teachers and non-teaching staff. "