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UNAM’s CCH Sur Sets Staggered Return to In-Person Classes Starting Nov. 24

Community members dispute the campus is ready.

Overview

  • The campus will reopen in phases: first-semester students on Nov. 24, third on Nov. 25, fifth on Nov. 26, with all students back on Nov. 27.
  • School leaders say access controls now include bidirectional turnstiles with photo ID, metal detectors at each entrance, new lighting and reflectors, and expanded video surveillance.
  • Parents and students who toured the site reported lingering gaps such as dark corridors, nonfunctioning or obstructed lights, uninstalled panic buttons, and bathrooms still under repair.
  • Director Susana Lira told more than 450 staff on a Zoom call that the decision is set, described the term as atypical, and asked instructors to prioritize minimal content after weeks online.
  • The administration credits agreements from dialogue tables with students, families, workers, the CCH Directorate General, and UNAM’s Rectorate, though some parents say they were not consulted.