Current Event

Title of the article: 140 Mexican Schools Shut Down Amid Extortion Fears

In Acapulo, Mexico, 140 schools are not opening up for a new school year this year because teachers are afraid to show up. These teachers have been threatened and they say that at least four of their coworkers have been kidnapped in the past eight days!! When being interviewed they asked for their names not to be used in the news for safety reasons. An ELEMENTARY SCHOOL teacher said she's seen vehicles ride by with guns sticking out of the window. (at an elementary school? REALY?!) She also said that some of the teachers have been threatened to give up part of their salary or else.
The staff is also scared because the ones that are specifically signed to give out pay recieved a letter from local gangs stating that they must send a list of all the teachers' contact information including addresses and cell phone numbers and they must send this all within a 15-day time frame.
A direct quote from the letter: "Tell the teachers that beginning Oct. 1, they will pay a 50 percent rent on their salary and holiday bonuses" (local gang typewritter letter) and those that do not like this may leave but the others must know that they don't ' mess around '
No word has heard back from local authorities except for only that no recent teacher abductions have been reported.