Schools across the country are suffering from the 'SNS Challenge', which is popular among American youth.
According to foreign media such as ABC in the United States on the 16th local time, the number of cases where equipment is stolen or facilities are damaged has increased significantly in recent years at various schools.
The cause the education authorities found was none other than the TikTok 'toilet challenge'.
After stealing toilet paper, soap and water soap from the school bathroom, putting it in a backpack and certifying the process of getting out safely through video has become a trend.
The challenge, which was limited to toilet fixtures, has been expanded to a broader 'theft challenge' from the beginning of this month.
Students who were stealing small items started stealing even harder-to-stealing parking signs, school computers, office filing cabinets, fire extinguishers, and even CCTV.
The more difficult the process of stealing things, the more attention and cheers poured in.
Students aiming for popularity online did not hesitate to run away undetected after destroying school facilities, such as removing the toilet bowl.
The playful student excursions are known to have devastated some local schools.
In particular, small schools that have had difficulties in supplying supplies due to COVID-19 are complaining of damage.
Education officials have said the students' behavior is an outright criminal offense and will issue return of goods, suspension, or expulsion in severe cases to students who commit theft and vandalism.
A media expert said, "Many teenagers believe that life is all about being recognized and belonging to the crowd, because that's how they feel they can 'survive'." It won't work."
TikTok announced a new policy to classify videos related to the 'Theft Challenge' as harmful content and take action to delete them.
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(Photo='FOX 13 Tampa Bay', 'FOX 11 Los Angeles', 'tiktoktrends' YouTube)