Overview
- The Secretariat of Public Education announced the measure on July 30 and set August 31, 2026 as the deadline for any school to stop operating under a 'militarized' modality for the 2026–2027 school year.
- The SEP instructed affected institutions to immediately deliver student documentation, including partial or full certificates, and to refund payments for re‑enrollment, supplies or uniforms to families.
- Judicial authorities have advanced the criminal case tied to the policy move after a 13-year-old, Dafne Zapata, died at a militarized summer course and a judge linked three people to the femicide investigation.
- Local militarized institutions in Nuevo León say the SEP order applies only to basic education and announced their 11 preparatorias will remain open while warning that closures could displace more than 8,000 students.
- The militarized model was expanded under prior state administrations and ending it will require coordination with state education bodies to transfer records and find places for students in UANL, DGETI or other public schools.