Some of the notable former students of Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School include Lucio Cabañas Barrientos, Genaro Vázquez Rojas and Othón Salazar.
Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School's history of educating social leaders has led to its reputation as a hotbed for guerrilla conflict.
[6] On January 27, 2015, the Attorney General of Mexico notified about their advances on the investigation on the missing students, clarifying that it was basically an inside job between Guerreros Unidos and the PRD mayor in Iguala, José Luis Abarca.
According to the official version from the National Attorney, Los Rojos (the rival group of Guerreros Unidos), along with the Dean of Ayotzinapa Rural Normal School, had encouraged the students to go on the demonstrations against the mayor of Iguala.
[citation needed] The disappearances and deaths of the students and innocents on the buses have played roles in the administrations of Mexican presidents Enrique Peña Nieto and Andrés Manuel López Obrador, as civilians and protestors have demanded a clear and thorough investigation.