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.

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.

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

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