Dangerous TikTok Chromebook trend has Metro Detroit schools warning parents

The Brief

  • Students in schools across the U.S. are intentionally damaging their Chromebooks for likes.
  • On TikTok, students are causing their school laptops to catch fire by sticking a sharp piece of metal in the USB port.
  • Waterford Kettering High School had an incident where a Chromebook caught fire in class.

EASTPOINTE, Mich. (FOX 2) Students in schools across the U.S. are intentionally damaging their Chromebooks, causing harm and endangering others, all for attention on social media.

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Across the internet, especially on TikTok, students are causing their school laptops to catch fire by sticking a sharp piece of metal in the USB port until it sparks.

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