On Friday, the William S. Hart School District sent a district-wide email expressing concern over monthly Tik Tok challenges encouraging students to engage in “nefarious behavior.”
During the month of September, schools across the nation experienced a surge in vandalism and stealing, particularly in the school restrooms, as a part of a popular trend on Tik Tok. At Hart High School, multiple students were suspended for allegedly trashing the boys restrooms.
“From what we understand, this may be part of a larger problem nationwide. What I am referring to is a social media challenge to ‘trash’ school bathrooms,” said Jason d’Autremont, Hart High’s principal. “This has included on our campus, painting walls, destroying soap dispensers, bringing fire extinguishers in, and so on.”
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This past week Hart District officials caught word of a growing movement on Tik Tok that encourages students to participate in a new challenge every month.
“Videos have been published on Tik Tok challenging students to participate in nefarious behavior each month this year,” said Assistant Superintendent Kathy Hunter in an email released by the district. “As you can see, almost every one of these challenges involves criminal behavior.”
The email, sent out to Hart District families on Friday, includes a list of monthly challenges up until July 2022 that have allegedly been circulating on Tik Tok. Challenges include:
October: Smack a staff member
November: Kiss your friend’s girlfriend at school
December: Deck the halls and show your balls
January: Jab a breast
February: Mess up school signs
March: Make a mess in the courtyard or cafeteria
April: “Grab some eggz” (another stealing challenge)
May: Ditch day
June: Flip off in the front office
July: Spray a neighbor’s fence
The Hart District has urged the district’s families to speak to their children and discuss appropriate behavior at school and discourage any participation in these challenges.
“This is a great opportunity for parents to talk to their kids about making good decisions,” said Dave Caldwell, spokesperson for the William S. Hart District.
Since the outbreak of vandalism in September, TikTok has since released a statement related to the trend.
“We expect our community to stay safe and create responsibly, and we do not allow content that promotes or enables criminal activities. We are removing this content and redirecting hashtags and search results to our Community Guidelines to discourage such behavior,” said a TikTok spokesperson
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