Due to the World Cup in Mexico, the SEP must choose new end date of classes
Mario Delgado, Secretary of Public Education, had to reverse the confirmation of the closing dates of classes in Mexico
They say that where captain rules doesn't sailor rule and precisely that old saying adjusts to what the Secretary of Public Education, Mario Delgado, had to accept to elect a new end date for classes in Mexico due to the 2026 World Cup, after the president Claudia Sheinbaum was dissatisfied with the date they had already chosen, June 5th.
The president was questioned in her morning conference and there said clearly that it wasn't a definitive decision and after some disagreement from herself Delgado, at the end of the day, had to go out and announce that this Monday, May 11, the technical council will meet again to choose a new end date for courses.
The Secretary of Public Education (SEP) had to turn back due to all the controversy that generated this decision to advance 40 days the end of courses in the 2025-2026 cycle and announce that a new date will be analyzed next June 11 , prioritizing the wellbeing of the students and the parents.
This decision sought to calm the tempers heated by the arbitrariness with which the senior official of the SEP conducted, to the degree that President Sheinbaum had to intervene, but above all the lack of capacity of him The heads of government of CDMX, Jalisco and Nuevo León, who were the promoters of the initiative to treat d and mitigate the road conflicts that will be generated by the 2026 World Cup and the lack of completion of many works.
For that reason, Mario Delgado had to go out to give a message to calm the waters, in which he explained that next Monday the “best proposal” on the school calendar will be chosen He explained that this measure is to try to find the balance between the compliance with the effective days of classes, the climatic conditions of Mexico and the logistics of the World Cup.
The proposal caused criticism in different parts of the country. Parent organizations, specialists and some state governments questions rum reduced several weeks of classes in all Mexico when only three cities will host the World Cup: Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara.
So far, school authorities have not released a definitive official calendar with the new dates, or nthat Mario Delgado didn't remove his finger from the line that will be next June 5 when the children stop attending classes.
The current calendar originally contemplates the end of schools for mid-July 2026 and a total 185 effective days of school activities.