A report published by El Periódico on November 8, 2026, described anonymous school-themed TikTok and Instagram accounts used in some Spanish cases to ridicule students and staff. The reported responses ranged from suspensions to a police complaint. El Periódico also distinguished harmful accounts from school-themed profiles that may be creative without targeting anyone.
What “curis” means in the reported cases
El Periódico says “curi” derives from a meme format called “curimomo.” The profiles in its account used school imagery and posted ridicule, insults or humiliating edits. The term describes the kind of account in these cases, not proof that every school-themed profile is bullying.
A school-themed account is not automatically bullying; the posts and the people they target matter.
How schools in Spain responded
At Institut El Joncar in Barcelona, head of studies Miquel Carceller said the school had encountered six “curi” accounts. Four closed, but school leaders could not tell whether TikTok removed them or their creators deleted them. One TikTok account was still active when El Periódico published its report. Carceller said the school identified the author of an Instagram account and suspended the student for a week.
El Periódico also reported that two students in Málaga received temporary suspensions from class, a school in Valladolid filed a complaint with the Policía Nacional, and a director in La Rioja issued a statement supporting a teacher insulted on TikTok. In a separate case at Colegio Público Joaquín Carrión in Murcia, director Toni García Arias said a sixth-grade student impersonated a teacher on Instagram. Another student helped identify the account’s author, who received a three-day suspension.
For earlier coverage of school responses in Málaga and Vigo, see NeoTeo’s previous report.
Earlier US reports describe separate account removals
Two FOX 2 reports from the St. Louis area described TikTok account removals in 2022. In a report published February 16, FOX 2 said TikTok removed an account using Parkway West Middle School’s name and logo after a bullying-policy violation. The report did not identify the account’s operator.
A second report, published February 22, said two additional accounts were taken down after bullying reports involving students at middle schools in St. Louis and St. Charles County.
