The May 1 holiday is approaching, Workers’ dayand with the aim of promoting internal tourism, the government of On Biguarte He has arranged for Friday, May 2 to be a non -working day. This measure, formalized through Supreme Decree No. 042-2025-PCM, will allow public sector workers and entities to enjoy a long break, resuming their work on Monday May 5.
However, this decision has generated uncertainty among parents, who wonder if their children should attend school or if they can enjoy a long weekend. The confusion is due to the lack of specificity on the application of the measure in the field educational.
As clarified Ministry of Education (MINEDU) To Infobae Peru, the public schools of the country will not have classes on Friday May 2. Being a non -working day for the public sector, all workers in the Stateincluding teachers and administrative staff of public schools, they will rest.
This means that students From these institutions they will enjoy a long four -day break, returning to classes the Monday, May 5.
On the other hand, in private schools the situation is different. Since the measure of the non -working day is not mandatory for these institutions, each school He has the freedom to decide whether or not classes suspend that day.
Some schools could comply with the holidaywhile others will continue with academic activities normally. Therefore, it is recommended that parents be attentive to the official communications of each educational institution, since the decision will depend on the internal policies of each school.
-This new break is given just under two weeks of the long holiday decreed by Easter weekwhat has generated concern among some educational specialists for the teaching hours that are losing the students.
He Ministry of Education determined that the beginning of the school year for 2025 It will be March 17, which represented a significant delay compared to previous years. This change implies the loss of five school days in relation to the calendar of 2024. In addition, the closure of school activities is scheduled for mid -December, which further aggravates the lack of time to comply with the curriculum. According to him SUTEP, Students will lose more than two weeks of classes, a setback that directly affects their learning.
The situation worsens with the calendar of holidayswhich in 2025 includes 16 dates, not counting the non -working days decreed by the government. This increase in free days has further reduced instructional hours for students, which has led to the schools must attend Saturdays to compensate for the loss of time. Although this measure seeks to guarantee compliance with the curriculum, it poses several problems.
One of the biggest inconvenience is that the recovery of classes on Saturdays could affect the family dynamics and the rest time of the students. The Saturdays, Traditionally a day of rest, they would become school days, which would affect the quality of life of children and young people, who need free time to rest, perform extracurricular activities and live with his family.
In addition, the measure could generate greater wear in teachers, who would have to adjust their schedules and plan additional classes to cover the pending content. This not only increases your workloadbut also puts the quality of teaching at risk, since the pressure to recover lost hours could reduce pedagogical effectiveness.
Lucio Castro, general secretary of the SUTEPHe has expressed concern about the government’s decision, noting that prioritizing tourism with the creation of more non -working days seriously affect education.
