Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new social media challenge encourages students to not hop on the latest dance trend or pour buckets of ice over their heads, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Please don't stick metal into a laptop's ports. Youths of the world — and I can't believe I have to tell you this — please don't ...

Students are shoving pencils, push pins, and even scissors into Chromebook USB ports… and it’s starting fires. This viral trend—called the Chromebook Challenge or Laptop Challenge—is forcing school ...

A Long Beach middle school student has been arrested for allegedly destroying a Chromebook computer, leading to a fire that caused an evacuation of Perry Lindsey Academy, authorities said. The 13-year ...

Somewhere between nihilism and boredom, a new TikTok trend was born—one that involves teenagers deliberately setting their Chromebooks on fire. Not metaphorically. Literally. The so-called ...

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A viral TikTok trend is raising alarms in Green Country, as students are seen damaging school-issued Chromebooks in what’s being called the "Chromebook Challenge." “Our 6th through 12th graders take ...

A dangerous TikTok trend called the "Chromebook Challenge" is blowing up across the country — literally — and Westchester County officials are urging parents to take note as the trend can have toxic ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools principals are warning parents about a new TikTok challenge. The trend is known as the ‘TikTok Chromebook Spark Challenge.’ The trend includes tampering with Chromebook ...

The 'Chromebook Challenge' involves kids putting paper clips or metal items into the USB port of their laptops. Several schools have issued warnings about the danger of the challenge. School districts ...

The "Chromebook Challenge" involves inserting metal objects into Chromebook charging ports, causing overheating and potential fires. The Rhode Island State Fire Marshal warns against this dangerous ...

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," ...