A few days before the start of the month of Maybreaks in the school calendar due to holidays such as Labor Day and Teacher’s Day, have caused confusion for some parents.
Therefore, although the official rest dates are in the SEP calendarversions have circulated of a possible megabridge up to six days at the beginning of the month. So below we will explain what are the official dates of suspension of teaching duties.
SEP May Calendar. Photo: EL UNIVERSAL Archive
Complete list of May holidays
- May 1: The month of May will begin with a official rest next Friday, May 1, for Labor Daywhich is taken by the SEPas well as by the Federal Labor Law as a mandatory day of rest for students and workers.
- May 5: In that same week, there will be another break in classes due to the Battle of Puebla. It is worth mentioning that in the LFT This day is not taken as obligatory.
- May 15: Likewise, there will be another suspension in classes at the basic and upper secondary level for the Teacher’s Day as a recognition of the teaching work in Mexico.
- May 29: The last Friday in May is marked as School Technical Council, so basic level students will not have classes.
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