Parents issued urgent warning as ‘unsafe and unhygienic’ TikTok trend takes over schools
Topics: Crime, Social Media, TikTok, Police, Viral
Joe Yates
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Topics: Crime, Social Media, TikTok, Police, Viral
While some TikTok trends are fun and harmless, this one takes the p*ss.
The latest social media craze sweeping through schools in the US has led to parents being issued an urgent warning from Bristol Connecticut Police Department.
It read: "Our Department is aware of a nationwide social media trend of people claiming to be urinating in public places. We are currently investigating similar complaints in our City. If anyone can identify these individuals, please contact our agency."
Before later adding: "UPDATE: We have made contact with the individuals who we were seeking to identify."
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But that hardly scratches the surface.
TikTok challenges are getting weirder, with this latest one dubbed the '#PeeChallenge' - a new bizarre trend that has students across the US filming themselves taking a leak on school grounds - and yes, people are actually posting it online.
The viral stunt involves students, mostly in middle and high school, urinating in school bathrooms or even more public areas, filming it, and uploading the footage to TikTok or similar platforms.
Unsurprisingly, schools are not impressed.
The principal of a middle school in Lincoln, Nebraska, Allysa Diehl, noted: "Not only is this unsafe and unsanitary, but it creates unnecessary work for our staff as they work to maintain clean school spaces."
Officials at Lincoln Public Schools warned that if the trend continues, they may have no choice but to temporarily close toilets, monitor bathroom use more closely, or restrict access during certain times.
"No one’s being denied bathroom use,” the school assured.
However, it's not just Nebraska; schools in Tennessee and Pennsylvania have had to crack down too.
In Washington County, Tennessee, school leaders have warned families that they will be handing out 'serious disciplinary consequences for anyone caught participating.
College campuses are getting hit as well. At Syracuse University, an account reportedly called 'Syracuse P***ers' has surfaced, showing clips of people appearing to urinate around campus landmarks.
Some students have begun questioning the authenticity of the videos, including New York's Syracuse University's college newspaper, The News House.
"If it is real pee, they are very hydrated as it’s a shockingly clear stream," freshman Lucy Leef wrote.
This is one trend I hope doesn't catch on too much, although if it's just kids squirting water on a wall rather than actually peeing... I'd be alright with that.