Days before two months have passed since the murder of a minor at UNAM’s CCH Sur, the campus management has already placed security devices at the different entrances.
Through the official Facebook page, the CCH Sur College of Sciences and Humanities of the UNAM showed the installation of turnstiles, which have a credential reader.
Previously, the CCH South management had requested the assistance of the student community to take a photograph of their credential. The images suggest that the campus’s credential reading system will be similar to access to public transportation in CDMX with the integrated mobility card.
“As part of the campus Security Project, access control work is progressing,” it could be read.
So far there is still no date for returning to classes, but both students and their families should keep an eye on the official communication channels of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
It should be noted that the alleged attacker, identified as Lex Ashton, was enrolled at CCH Sur, he was a recent graduate who attended the campus on September 22 to carry out some procedures; However, after attacking a minor, he jumped from a building and was detained with weapons, in addition to wearing a mask with skull decorations and having posted threatening messages on his Facebook account.
The recent attacks and threats that occurred on different campuses of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) have provoked a series of institutional responses aimed at preserving the security of its community, triggering internal investigations and maintaining academic continuity under precautionary schemes.
At the Vallejo College of Sciences and Humanities (CCH), the dissemination of a video on social networks, where a security guard is seen knocking down two women — one of them on crutches — after a vehicular altercation, raised substantial questions about the action protocols of the security personnel and the environment within the campus.
The internal legal process advances under university regulations. Administrative minutes were drawn up before the campus’s Legal Unit to clarify the facts and determine possible responsibilities. The CCH Vallejo management instructed teachers to maintain virtual contact with the students while the procedure is being resolved, advising the community to pay attention exclusively to information coming from official channels. According to the university, the temporary suspension of academic activities seeks to facilitate research and safeguard the integrity of students, teachers and staff.
In the face of pressure from parents and students expressed on different digital platforms, CCH Vallejo reiterated the institutional mandate to act with transparency and offer results as soon as possible: “We reiterate the commitment of this management to its community and to resolve this situation as soon as possible,” indicated the official statement issued on November 4.
Concern about violence and insecurity within UNAM has multiplied as a result of other threats at different campuses. Staff from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters (FFyL) detected a threatening message directed at undergraduate students, which, according to the Faculty management, contained violent expressions and made reference to the use of weapons and the possible live broadcast of some aggression.
