A new social media challenge encourages students to not hop on the latest dance trend or pour buckets of ice over their heads, but intentionally destroy school property. The "Chromebook Challenge ...

The Chromebook Challenge gained traction on TikTok in May. The trend encourages students to stick small items into school-assigned Google Chromebook USB ports. A New Jersey high school student has ...

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The trend is called the "Chromebook Challenge" or the "Chromebook Durability Test," and it urges students to stick a paperclip or other metal object into the USB-port of their school-issued computer.

School officials are warning parents about a potentially dangerous TikTok trend that could harm students and their school-issued Chromebooks. Skip to content.

A TikTok trend involving Chromebook ports is causing fires in schools, prompting evacuations and warnings about lithium-ion battery hazards.

The latest TikTok trend, called the “Chromebook Challenge,” encourages students to put small objects like pencils or paper clips in the USB port on their laptops until they see smoke or fire.

A new social media challenge encourages students to not hop on the latest dance trend or pour buckets of ice over their heads, but intentionally destroy school property.. The "Chromebook Challenge," ...

The Chromebook Challenge has even led to a 15-year-old New Jersey high school student being charged with third-degree arson and criminal mischief.