Mexico cancels plans to end school year early for World Cup

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Mexico's government has reversed its decision to end the school year early, originally planned for June 5th, to coincide with the start of the FIFA World Cup and an anticipated heatwave. The earlier closure was intended to reduce traffic congestion during the tournament, which Mexico is co-hosting from June 11th to July 19th. However, the plan faced significant backlash from parents who expressed concerns about academic disruption and childcare arrangements. Following this outcry, classes will now conclude on July 15th. The education minister had initially cited the heatwave and the World Cup as reasons for the early dismissal, but the National Union of Parents deemed using the tournament as justification "inexcusable."

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The National Union of Parents called citing the World Cup as a reason to cancel classes 'inexcusable'.

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Education minister Mario Delgado cited 'an extraordinary heatwave, the World Cup and other factors' for the initial decision.

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Classes will now finish on 15 July, instead of the proposed 5 June.

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The reversal came after an outcry by parents concerned about disrupting studies and childcare arrangements.

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Mexico cancelled plans to end the school year early to ease traffic during the World Cup and an anticipated heatwave.

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The Mexican government has cancelled plans to end the school year more than a month early to ease traffic during the FIFA World Cup and an anticipated heatwave.Mexico is due to co-host the football tournament with the United States and Canada from 11 June to 19 July.The reversal comes after an outcry by parents who warned that it would disrupt their children's studies.Many families also said that they had been thrown into a tailspin, trying to arrange for weeks of childcare to cover the early finish. After the U-turn, classes will now finish on 15 July - and not on the proposed earlier date of 5 June.The row was brought about by an announcement by the education minister on 7 May, when Mario Delgado said that "an extraordinary heatwave, the World Cup and other factors" had led to the decision to end the school year early.The date he cited was 5 June. However, the announcement was met with anger by the National Union of Parents, which said that citing the World Cup as a reason to cancel classes was "inexcusable".

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