A 15-year-old student is facing charges after a laptop caught fire outside a classroom in what police suspect was part of a social media challenge trending on TikTok.

A TikTok trend challenging students to insert hazardous objects into laptops has school districts and fire departments ...

Two students at Southington High School have been arrested after they set a laptop on fire in class last week as part of the so-called TikTok Chromebook challenge, police said. A staff member threw ...

The challenge involves sticking a piece of metal like a paperclip, graphite or push pin in the USB port of their school ...

Things are always changing when it comes to the internet and social media, but that’s not always a good thing. Recently, a ...

Dalhart ISD is just one school district keeping parents aware of the dangers and repercussions of a circulating TikTok trend.

The “Chromebook challenge” involves using objects such as push pins, staples, paper clips, metallic gum wrappers and graphite, found in pencil lead. They are inserted into USB or charging ports, under ...

Two Connecticut high school students have been arrested and charged after police said they triggered an evacuation last week ...

In a letter to families, Suffolk Public Schools warned parents about a hazardous social media trend known as the “Chromebook ...

The "Chromebook Challenge" is a viral TikTok trend that may cost parents some money. Students are sticking objects in the USB ports of their Chromebook, resulting in the laptops smoking and in some ...

An investigation revealed two students, a 16-year-old male and a 17-year-old male, allegedly stuck objects into the laptop ...