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Concerns Rise as TikTok "Devious Lick" Challenge Escalates to Assaulting Teachers
TLDR The TikTok "devious lick" challenge, where students steal items from schools, has evolved into more serious acts like stealing toilets and assaulting teachers. Concerns are growing among educators as they already face numerous challenges in education and worry about student behavior upon returning to school.
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00:00
A school prank called "devious lick" has become a trend on TikTok, where students steal various items from their schools and post videos about it.
04:30
A new TikTok challenge called "devious lick" has escalated from stealing items from schools to more serious acts like stealing toilets, causing gas leaks, and assaulting teachers.
08:48
Teachers are concerned about the "devious lick" challenges because they have already been dealing with a lot of challenges in education and are worried about the behavior of students returning to school.
13:04
A TikTok challenge involving assaulting teachers is spreading, but there is no evidence of it on TikTok itself, and it seems to have originated from a post on Reddit by an adult man who is a school resource officer in Idaho.
17:03
Officer Gomez, a school resource officer, posted a list of TikTok challenges on his Facebook page, warning parents about potential dangers, even though he himself was skeptical of the list's authenticity.
21:05
The list of TikTok challenges was being spread by adults, not students, and gained significant traction on the internet, leading to a debate among teachers about its validity and the potential dangers it posed in schools.
25:59
The superintendent of the school district had to deal with the aftermath of the devious lick challenge, including vandalism and expensive repairs, and received a list of TikTok challenges from a student that was more explicit and kid-like than the edited versions circulating among adults.
30:06
The investigation into the more explicit and non-PG list of challenges related to the devious lick trend didn't progress much, and it's unclear where the list originated from, but it gained traction among adults, particularly on Facebook, and may have influenced some of the incidents involving students slapping their teachers.
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The investigation didn't find any evidence of staff members being slapped, and it's suggested that the trend may have emerged as a way for adults to regain a sense of control during a period of uncertainty.
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