Overview
- The Diario Oficial de la Federación published a decree signed by President Claudia Sheinbaum that implements school suspensions and work-modality changes tied to World Cup fixtures in Mexico City and the Guadalajara metropolitan area.
- The measure, which took effect for the first time on Wednesday, June 17, sets specific dates for action: vespertino classes in Mexico City were suspended on June 17, Guadalajara will suspend classes and use remote work on June 18, and Mexico City will have a full school suspension and full-day remote work on June 24.
- Federal agencies (Administración Pública Federal) must shift to telework, remote work or flexible schedules with Mexico City in-person shifts ending at 15:00 on June 17 and full remote days on June 24, while Guadalajara federal offices will work remotely for June 18.
- Private employers are formally urged but not required to adopt telework for nonessential administrative tasks on the same schedule, and the decree explicitly exempts health, emergency response, security, transport, utilities, logistics and World Cup operational staff to preserve essential services.
- The suspension affects SEP-dependent schools across basic, middle and higher education and will leave millions of students without classes on the listed dates, a disruption that officials say should ease mobility but could shift childcare needs and public-service demand for affected families.