Overview
- Two rural schools in Huarmaca, Piura, suspended classes after red‑painted death threats appeared on their walls.
- Some families withdrew children from the Piura schools out of fear, according to local reports.
- In Callao, bathroom walls at two schools warned of shootings, one message signed "Los Calacos", and more than 2,000 students were affected, officials said.
- Callao authorities ruled out extortion and tightened controls inside campuses, including logging students' trips to the restroom.
- Police and education officials opened investigations with no authors or motives identified, and they are reviewing a possible link to a regional social‑media challenge.