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Viral TikTok ‘Chromebook Challenge’ leads to California middle school student’s arson arrest, officials say
The 13-year-old is accused by the school district of damaging the laptop as part of the “Chromebook Challenge,” a TikTok ...
Viral TikTok "Chromebook challenge" can cause serious damage, Osseo school district warns parents
On the popular social media app TikTok, teenagers are sharing videos of school-issued Chromebooks spewing smoke in what's ...
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TikTok Now Blocks Searches for Dangerous Chromebook Challenge
TikTok is full of entertaining cat videos, humorous dances, and yes, even challenges -- the famed ice-bucket challenge has ...
Don't participate in TikTok Chromebook challenge, Pittsburgh-area school district warns students
A Pittsburgh-area school district is warning kids not to stick objects in the ports of their Chromebooks, saying the ...
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CMS principals warn parents about ‘TikTok Chromebook Spark Challenge’
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools principals are warning parents about a new TikTok challenge. The trend is known as the ‘TikTok ...
Seriously, don't put paper clips in a laptop. Schools warn of new TikTok Chromebook trend
A new challenge involves students in schools sticking paper clips in Chromebook computer, which as caused fires in several ...
Get the Facts: What is the TikTok trend sparking Chromebook fires in schools?
A dangerous TikTok trend is to blame for a growing number of Chromebook fires in numerous schools, causing evacuations in ...
Viral TikTok ‘Chromebook Challenge’ leads to Long Beach student’s arson arrest, officials say
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 ports ...
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TikTok Chromebook challenge: California schools warn parents of dangerous trend
The viral TikTok trend called the "Chromebook challenge" encourages students to try and make their school-issued Chromebooks ...
'It's not smart' | Central Texas school districts warn parents of 'Chromebook challenge' TikTok trend
Videos on TikTok are encouraging students to intentionally set their school-issued Chromebook on fire. It has cost Hays CISD ...
Viral TikTok challenge leads to Chromebook damage in Clint ISD, El Paso area schools
Clint Independent School District is one of the districts in the El Paso area grappling with the fallout froma viral TikTok ...
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SouthCoast schools warn students: Viral TikTok 'Chromebook challenge' is dangerous
A number of SouthCoast school districts are on alert about a new viral TikTok challenge that has students dangerously ...