In Peru, criminal gangs are targeting schools in poor neighborhoods for extortion

Parents drop off their children at the private San Vicente School in Lima, Peru, which was targeted for extortion, in April.

The president of one of Lima's largest parent-teacher associations says at least 1,000 schools in the Peruvian capital are being extorted and that most are caving into the demands of the gangs.

(Image credit: Ernesto Benavides)