The 13-year-old is accused by the school district of damaging the laptop as part of the “Chromebook Challenge,” a TikTok trend in which students intentionally jam lead or metal objects into the ports of a Chromebook, causing it to short-circuit and, in some instances, cause sparks, smoke and fire.

A Long Beach student was arrested on suspicion of participating in a nationwide social media challenge that encourages students to jam lead or metal into the ports of their Chromebook laptop computers.

At least one incident regarding someone intentionally short-circuiting a school-issued Chromebook is under investigation in Grayson County. "Parents please be aware of viral tik tok challenges,&q

A “hot” new trend has resulted in at least one hospitalization and has districts warning K–12 students about the consequences of intentionally damaging devices.

The 'Chromebook Challenge' calls on kids to 'ignite' their Google laptops by jamming objects into the USB ports.