"School districts across the US have issued warnings over a TikTok challenge that reportedly urges students to bring weapons to school on December 17. TikTok acknowledged in a Thursday tweet that they were looking into the rumored challenge, but said there was no evidence yet of such a threat spreading on the platform. Still, districts across the country have sent out warnings alerting parents to the possible challenge. Some schools across the country said they are amping up the police presence on school grounds on December 17, just in case.
"While we do not anticipate anything in our schools or district, we would be remiss if we were not extra vigilant regarding safety and security at our schools tomorrow as a result of this TikTok challenge," a memo that went out to parents in Andover, Massachusetts, said.
In September, a similar challenge called "Devious Licks" encouraged students to commit acts of vandalism in their schools and film it for TikTok. To participate in the challenge, students did things like shattering mirrors, stealing soap dispensers, and vandalizing other school items for the sake of clout on the platform. TikTok said they haven't discovered evidence of any specific threats."
https://www.the-sun.com/news/4289223/warning-tiktok-challege-weapons-schools/