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The challenge has led to actual fires and countless warnings from school officials. Here's what you need to know.
The Chromebook Challenge has even led to a 15-year-old New Jersey high school student being charged with third-degree arson and criminal mischief.
A TikTok trend challenging students to insert objects into laptops has school districts and fire departments sounding the ...
On the popular social media app TikTok, teenagers are sharing videos of school-issued Chromebooks spewing smoke in what's ...
A Pittsburgh-area school district is warning kids not to stick objects in the ports of their Chromebooks, saying the dangerous TikTok trend poses a serious safety hazard.
The 13-year-old is accused by the school district of damaging the laptop as part of the “Chromebook Challenge,” a TikTok trend in which students intentionally jam lead or metal objects into the ...
"No matter how smart your kids or students might be, please impress upon them that the only thing you should place in a ...
A high school student in Wallingford faces charges in connection with a TikTok challenge that encourages students to start a ...
A viral TikTok trend called the “Chromebook Challenge” has made its way to Inland Empire schools and prompted safety warnings ...
The "Chromebook challenge" is a TikTok trend in which kids jam a paperclip into a laptop to make it smoke. Several kids are facing charges for messing with their Chromebooks. Take it from me ...
Providence fire crews responded to DelSesto Middle School Monday for reports of a tablet or laptop that was emitting smoke, ...