Many Bay Area school districts are warning parents and students of possible threats being made at campuses on Friday as part of an apparent challenge going viral on the social media app TikTok, with one high school in Gilroy planning a preemptive closure for the day as a result.
The districts have all noted that the TikTok challenge appears to be a national trend and have said none of the threats are believed to be credible.
Gilroy police said though that “out of an abundance of caution,” classes at Gilroy High School have been canceled for Friday.
Local authorities have been in touch with TikTok, which has a security team that addresses misuse of social media, and encouraged parents to talk to their students about staying safe and how to report any suspicious activity.
Other districts in the region, including Mt. Diablo and Pleasanton unified school districts, have sent out similar warnings but have said there is no reason to believe students should stay home from school Friday.
Interesting, How about SHUTTING DOWN TIK TOK the same way you shut down the last President’s social media.
It’s not really rocket science!!! All of you Brawndo drinkers.
There was one at Martinez Junior High today.
Welcome to Costco, I love you.
Why you no tattoo?
Received two emails from Adam Clark. You know how he spelled TikTok? TixTox. The one nice thing about online school, we didn’t have to worry about school shootings.
Anon … Agreed!
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TikTok should be shut down.
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The platform has nothing to contribute to a productive society.
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Plus TikTok is based in China… CHINA! .. you know, that communist country which the NBA panders to.
Why does Tik Tok let this happen?
Because they are a communist chinese company and we are at war with china. It’s been going on for two years, how do you not know this? The President of the United States of America told you.
“We were attacked, worse then pearl harbor.”
Sorry, meant for that to be on the main thread.
Shut it down!!!!
Other districts in the region, including Mt. Diablo and Pleasanton unified school districts, have sent out similar warnings but have said there is no reason to believe students should stay home from school Friday.
Mt Diablo would rather put their students in jeopardy than miss the state’s money for a day.
Keep them home if you want … nothing is stopping you.
What a joke just expel anyone caught and get back to work.
Exactly. We seem to have forgotten how to take care of problems. Really discouraging.
Sounds like the teachers in Gilroy wanted a day off. A little internet campaign and look what happened. A three day weekend.
Remember how good life was before all the social media garbage and phones and computers were not a kids whole life?