More than 500,000 basic education students returned to classes on the first day of the school cycle in Sonora, Mexico, with the Secretaría de Educación y Cultura (SEC) reporting an orderly start. ^[1] Approximately 500,000 students returned to classes on August 31, 2026, across nearly 4,000 public and private schools in Sonora. ^[2] Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño announced the distribution of 430,000 free school uniform packages for the 2026-2027 cycle in Sonora. ^[3] Beatriz Cota Ponce, head of the SEC, said that only three or four schools in Sonora could not operate normally due to infrastructure rehabilitation works, and that alternate spaces were enabled for students. ^[4] The Secretaría de Educación y Cultura (SEC) reported that 99% of schools in Sonora operated normally during the start of the school cycle. ^[5] Attendance for both students and teachers was nearly 100% across all educational centers in Sonora. ^[6] Beatriz Cota Ponce, the Acting Head of the Sonora Secretariat of Education and Culture (SEC), reported that no major incidents occurred during the reopening. ^[7] Officials confirmed that all unassigned teaching positions were resolved by the end of Monday, August 31, 2026. ^[8]