Fifty hours hours had to pass after the riots in Oaxaca, where members of the National Coordination of Educational Workers (CNTE) and police forces clashed in Nochixtlán, for Mexico's Secretary of Education, Aurelio Nuño, to make any kind of statement about this violent situation.

Nuño said during a press conference that his thoughts are with the victims' families, and assured the media that there is place for dialog with CNTE sympathizers. This was his first official comment about the state of Oaxaca and what happened there.

Despite Mexican intellectuals, artists, politicians and other figures demanding that Nuño resigns from his position, he instead promised to put "a lot of effort, lots of drive" in pushing the Educational Reform, saying that it is "the change that Mexico needs".

He also mentioned that violence must be stopped within the framework of the law in order to guarantee the safety of every person in Oaxaca:

"The only way to establish dialog between every party is through the law and the goodwill of everyone involved".

In contrast with these unaffected remarks, around 10 people died on Sunday night in Nochixtlán, although Mexico's federal government has said that the riot control forces carried no live ammo or weapons, and that no one was shot, despite locals, teachers and other witnesses claiming to the contrary.

"We have never rejected dialog with them, but it would have to be within the framework of the law. That means that it would have to be inside the framework of the Educational Reform. That's the Federal Government's position", finalized Nuño.

The strongest cause for these mass riots is the inability of Gabino Cué Monteagudo, Oaxaca's governor, to keep his promise of applying his own Educational Reform in the state; under pressure from the federal government, Cué Monteagudo announced in 2012 that he would stick to the federal-issued reforms instead of his original plan, which was met immediately with derision and acts of protest.

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