Overview
- The Supreme Court’s Pleno voted 8-0 to reject the CNDH’s action of unconstitutionality, with one minister absent.
- The decision validates giving priority to graduates of public normal schools and the National Pedagogical University for entry into the public teaching service.
- The Court affirmed that Congress acted within its freedom of configuration under Article 3 and found no partial legislative omission.
- Ministers upheld SEP’s power to define admission processes, horizontal promotion and the allocation of teaching posts in basic and upper-secondary education.
- The opinion by Minister Irving Espinosa prevailed, with remarks noting that preference does not mean exclusivity and one concurring vote urging that priority should not exclude others.