Schools across US cancel classes over unconfirmed TikTok threats
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It's possible that districts can have very different views of credibility based on recent events, in which TikTok "challenges" caused theft of teacher property, assaults on teachers, and damage to school property. This has happened across the country, but the effects have been unevenly distributed.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tik-tok-challenge-slap-a-teache...
This kind of casual terrorism is something to watch very closely. Kids are learning the power of collective action and for the first time ever have a means to organize themselves at scale. Schools and teachers are learning the consequences.
Personally, I think it's less that children are learning to organize at scale and more that districts and teachers are put in powerless positions to effectively deal with the problems as they arise. While I'm not advocating, at all, for physical retaliation, it seems that districts are far more tolerant of abhorrent behavior than they should be. Expulsion should be a readily available tool for those who commit property damage, physical intimidation and/or harm, and other serious violations. Too often districts have to resort to in-house suspensions to deal with behavioral issues and we all know how effective that has become.
The many should not suffer the consequences for the few.
I’ll consider re downloading once there’s a platform that figures out a way to operate without massive societal harm or personal mental health risk.