September 2021 saw a bit of havoc wreaked in some K-12 schools, which was attributed at least in part to a viral social media challenge called "devious licks" in which youngsters filmed themselves ...

Educational leaders throughout the state are urgently warning teachers and school staff about a disturbing TikTok challenge that emerged this month urging students to slap teachers while recording it ...

The "slap your teacher" challenge is the latest trend that has resulted in some students facing charges and has schools and TikTok speaking out. TikTok tweeted the challenge was an insult to teachers ...

A student in Braintree participated in the “slap a teacher” TikTok challenge Wednesday, a trend that Massachusetts districts have been concerned about. “We had our first case in the district today,” ...

The latest challenge on TikTok isn’t a harmless prank, it’s a list of “serious illegal acts,” one Massachusetts superintendent is warning students and parents. Berkshire Hills Regional School District ...

TikTok tweeted on Wednesday that they were not seeing the “slap a teacher” challenge as a trend on the app and that if content was posted, it’ll be removed. “The rumored ‘slap a teacher’ dare is an ...