Overview
- Officials kept the July 15 end date after a meeting Monday led by President Claudia Sheinbaum, with classes set to resume August 31.
- Education Secretary Mario Delgado had announced on May 7 that classes would end June 5, citing a heat wave and the World Cup in a federal bulletin.
- Parents and education groups warned of lost learning time, and the think tank Mexico Evalua estimated the cut would affect 23.4 million students.
- State leaders pushed back, with Jalisco opting to pause classes only on local matchdays and Nuevo León keeping the original calendar intact.
- Sheinbaum said authorities will focus on security and public works tied to the tournament, as Mexico co-hosts matches in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey starting June 11.