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As schools across the country warn students and parents about this new trend, here's what to know about the Chromebook Challenge, including how schools and TikTok itself, are handling the fallout.
A dangerous TikTok trend is to blame for a growing number of Chromebook fires in numerous schools, causing evacuations in some cases. What is the trend exactly and what causes the Chromebooks to ...
A viral TikTok trend has resulted in fried Chromebooks and school evacuations across the country this week. It could cost parents.
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.
Chromebook shipments have steadily declined. According to notebook supply chain sources, Chromebook shipments fell to 17.5 ...
A new TikTok trend going around the internet has schools concerned. A new challenge involves students in schools sticking paper clips in Chromebook computer, which as caused fires in several ...
Students expect this trend to be like the others, and people will lose interest after a while. The College Community and Cedar Rapids school districts both confirmed students at their schools have ...
A dangerous TikTok trend is to blame for a growing number of Chromebook fires in numerous schools, causing evacuations in some cases. What is the trend exactly and what causes the Chromebooks to ...
“We received notice from three neighboring school districts about an ongoing TikTok trend influencing students to force electrical short circuits on Chromebook devices by inserting items such as ...
Lenovo's new Chromebook packs some impressive specs for $650. Between that and a lot of improvements in ChromeOS, Adam is ...
The challenge gained nationwide attention after a 15-year-old high school student in Belleville, New Jersey was arrested and charged with third-degree arson and criminal mischief for intentionally ...
How far-reaching has the trend become? At Cooperative Middle School in Stratham, New Hampshire, administrators sent an email to parents that reported at least 15 Chromebook fire incidents.