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.

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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 ...

It's not hard to see why this Chromebook trend on TikTok is raising concerns all over the country. Encouraging children to shove random objects into laptop USB ports in hopes of starting a fire is ...

A viral TikTok trend has resulted in fried Chromebooks and school evacuations across the country this week. It could cost parents.

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 ...

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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.

The district warned that in addition to the potential safety threat, following social media trends like the Chromebook challenge “may result in serious disciplinary outcomes and potential ...

Two Centralia students face arson charges after they allegedly torched a school-issued Chromebook as part of a social media trend, according to KIRO 7. Authorities believe the vandalism 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 ...

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.