More than two dozen students in Gwinnett County have been disciplined for trying to start a fire with their district-issued laptops, a spokesperson for the school system said.
The latest TikTok trend, called the “Chromebook Challenge,” encourages students to put small objects like pencils or paper clips in the USB port on their laptops until they see smoke or fire. Students across the country are facing consequences for damaging school property.
But the 31 students who have tried this in the state’s largest school system account for a “tiny” portion of the district’s student population and “does not indicate a widespread issue,” the Gwinnett school district said in a statement…