Just days before the start of the 2025–2026 school year, the Ministry of Public Education (SEP) recognizes “more than 100 schools with electricity problems” in Baja California Sur, preventing the use of air conditioning or ventilation in classrooms.
The information was provided by Alicia Meza Osuna, head of the state SEP, who reported that the source of these failures is an overload of energy use that exceeds school supply contracts. This follows the installation of equipment through the “La Escuela es Nuestra” program without the corresponding electrical adjustments, the state official acknowledged.
“I had already told you that there are more than 100 schools with electricity problems… it is mainly due to the overload of energy use that is much greater than what was contracted,” stated Alicia Meza Osuna, state Secretary of Public Education.
The state SEP reported that this problem affects approximately 25,000 students in the five municipalities. Meza Osuna announced that they are about to sign a work agreement with the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) to gradually implement load regulation and new connections.
Noteworthy are the Francisco Cota Moreno Elementary School (La Paz) and Technical Secondary School 16 (Cabo San Lucas), which were not initially included in this scheme, despite protests from parents.
The state SEP recognized in 2024 that 700 elementary schools required electrical improvements and identified 148 schools with serious problems. It was then promised that by the middle of the 2024–2025 school year, 80% would be covered. Today, the same agency reports “more than 100 schools” with active problems and 25,000 students affected.
“This is because the schools installed air conditioners using the “La Escuela es Nuestra” (The School is Ours) program… without considering the load needed; that’s the big problem we have,” he added.
Investment and Public Works, Announced by ISIFE
The state government reported having invested more than 870 million pesos in the 2025-2026 school year in the construction, expansion, and rehabilitation of schools at all levels, reported Pablo Cota Núñez, director of the South Californian Institute of Physical Educational Infrastructure (ISIFE).
Recent projects include new schools in Los Cabos, Comondú, and La Paz, and additional classrooms to serve the growing enrollment from 150,262 students in 2022 to more than 155,000 in 2025.
Cota Núñez added that the buildings incorporate ramps and inclusive equipment, and that a kindergarten in La Ballena (San José del Cabo) is being prioritized to complete basic coverage in the area.
Academic Preparations
From August 25th to 29th, the intensive phase of the School Technical Council (CTE) will be held in all public and private elementary schools, reported José María Hernández Manríquez.
Critical reading, prevention of sexual abuse and child abuse, Healthy Living, Stop Violence, and Days for Peace and Against Addictions will be covered.
In secondary school, Principal Ofelia Ochoa Romero emphasized that 23 supervisors are already working on the co-design of the analytical and continuous improvement program to begin classes on September 1st.
Source: oem
