Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has warned that teens who damage or steal school property under the TikTok trend will face criminal charges. “This is not a childish mistake. These high school kids are committing an organized criminal act and they are being held appropriately accountable,” said Sheriff Judd. His deputies steal soap from two high schools to three minors. Arrested for petty theft and criminal mischief relating to dispensers and a damaged sink. Barto police arrested a 15-year-old student from Barto High School on charges of damaging one soap dispenser and stealing another. Said she’s done damage to look “cool” as part of a social media trend, Barto Police said. “I don’t think it’s good to damage and steal property at your school. I hope his arrest sends a strong message to those who are looking to participate in the crazy social media frenzy. While studies are good in school; There are no theft and loss. Hopefully this young man has learned a valuable lesson today that it is not good to commit a crime. Interim chief Brian Dorman said. According to officials, the students are participating in the TikTok trend known as “Kookie Chaat”. Videos showed students vandalizing and stealing from schools, mostly in bathrooms. “It all started with a TikTok video, a crooked licking video. Well, if you lick a criminal we’ll give you an arrest lick,” Judd said. River Ridge High School in Pasco County is experiencing “bathroom and school destruction,” he posted on Facebook. This is a loss trend that is happening in schools—students don’t realize the impact of these decisions,” reads the post. According to Seminole County Public Schools Communications Officer Michael Lawrence, nearly every middle and high school in Seminole County Incidents have occurred. At this time, Seminole County Schools are handling matters internally through disciplinary action.” Those consequences could include suspension, expulsion, alternative school placement, potential criminal charges. If they are part of an extra-curricular club or athletic team, they can be removed from them,” Lawrence said. He said that the students and their families are responsible for paying for the repairs. “These are the end results in the long run that a child might think. It’s funny at the time, but it could affect them for many years to come.”
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has warned that teens who damage or steal school property under the TikTok trend will face criminal charges.
“This is not a childish mistake. These high school kids are committing an organized criminal act and are being held appropriately accountable,” Sheriff Judd said.
Their deputies have arrested three minors from two high schools on charges of petty theft and criminal mischief related to a stolen soap dispenser and a damaged sink.
Barto Police arrested a 15-year-old student at Barto High School for damaging one soap dispenser and stealing another.
According to Barto police, the suspect said he did harm to appear “cool” under social media trends.
“I don’t think it’s good to damage and steal property at your school. I hope his arrest sends a strong message to those who are looking to take part in the frenzied frenzy of social media. While in school” It’s good to learn; not stealing and doing harm. Hopefully this young man has learned a valuable lesson today that it’s not good to commit a crime,” said interim chief Brian Dorman.
According to officials, students are participating in the TikTok trend known as “cookie chat”.
Videos showed students vandalizing and stealing from schools, mostly in bathrooms.
“It all started with a TikTok video, a crooked lick. Well, if you lick a criminal, we’ll give you a chance to arrest,” Judd said.
River Ridge High School in Pasco County Posted on Facebook It is experiencing “bathroom and school destruction”.
“It’s a loss trend that’s happening in schools – students don’t realize the impact of these decisions,” reads the post.
According to Seminole County Public Schools Communication Officer Michael Lawrence, incidents have occurred in nearly every middle and high school in Seminole County.
At this time, Seminole County Schools are handling matters internally through disciplinary action.
“Those consequences could potentially include suspension, expulsion, alternative school placement, criminal charges. If they are part of an extra-curricular club or athletic team, they could be removed from them,” Lawrence said.
He said that the students and their families are responsible for paying for the repairs.
“These are long-lasting consequences that a child may think strange at the time but it can affect them for many years to come,” he said.
NBC News reported TikTok has banned “devious lick” content.
However, some people are posting videos with “devious” misspellings to evade the ban.