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Viral School-Attack Hoaxes Prompt Crackdowns in Peru and Jalisco

Officials warn that posting fake threats is a crime.

Overview

  • Jalisco authorities counted 23 school threat reports linked to viral posts as the public security chief warned the conduct is criminal.
  • Peru’s police are investigating reports in Lima, Callao, Piura and Ica, and they say checks have found no real attack plans.
  • In Lima, tracing messages that interrupted a virtual parents’ meeting led a school to identify two secondary students as the authors.
  • Schools and police increased checks that include patrols, backpack reviews and, in Jalisco, a bomb squad response to a hoax note at a train station.
  • The wave has caused class suspensions, absenteeism and anxiety, and experts caution that repeated imitation can raise the risk of real harm.