TikTok, Chromebook and Farmington Public Schools
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Police are cracking down on students participating in the Chromebook challenge. Two Southington students and another in Plainville have been charged, and there could be more. The dangerous social media trend is out of control with students short-circuiting their Chromebooks for clicks.
An investigation revealed two students, a 16-year-old male and a 17-year-old male, allegedly stuck objects into the laptop causing it to catch on fire.
A Connecticut middle school student was hospitalized after allegedly causing a fire as a result of a TikTok trend, and will likely face criminal charges.
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NBC Boston on MSNPolice arrest 2 teens suspected of setting laptop on fire at Connecticut high schoolSouthington police have arrested two teens who are suspected of setting a laptop on fire at Southington High School and they said they think this might have been connected to the “Chromebook Challenge” TikTok trend.
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A middle school student was sent to the hospital following a fire that police believe started as part of a social media trend.
A “hot” new trend has resulted in at least one hospitalization and has districts warning K–12 students about the consequences of intentionally damaging devices.