{"id":382509,"date":"2021-12-17T19:56:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T16:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tiktok-threat-challenge-sends-ny-schools-scrambling\/"},"modified":"2021-12-17T19:56:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T16:56:04","slug":"tiktok-threat-challenge-sends-ny-schools-scrambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktok-threat-challenge-sends-ny-schools-scrambling\/","title":{"rendered":"#TikTok threat &#8216;challenge&#8217; sends NY schools scrambling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#TikTok threat &#8216;challenge&#8217; sends NY schools scrambling<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>School districts around New York scrambled to beef up security Friday, while others decided to go remote, in response to the latest violent TikTok challenge \u2014 \u201cNational Shoot Up Your School Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York City Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter alerted city parents to the sick stunt that encourages kids to \u201ccall in bomb threats, school shootings threats, etc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery threat to a school community is taken extremely seriously and we work closely with the NYPD to investigate threats made to any school community,\u201d Porter wrote in an email Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond for comment on any potential threats. <\/p>\n<p>All schools in the Pelham district closed for in-person learning \u201cout of an abundance of caution\u201d on Friday after a specific threat was made on Snapchat targeting Pelham Memorial High School, according to an alert sent out to the district. The details of the threat were unclear. It also wasn\u2019t clear whether the message was specifically connected to the online challenge. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-feat-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Young TikTok users expressed concern on the platform Thursday night and Friday morning.\" class=\"wp-image-20527258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-feat-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-feat-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-feat-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Young TikTok users expressed concern on the platform Thursday night and Friday morning.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In Nassau County, Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder\u00a0said cops would be checking in on classrooms in the district\u2019s 450 buildings throughout the day but that no schools had been closed. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-blur-feat.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A concerned TikTok video offering prayers for those going to school on Dec. 17.\" class=\"wp-image-20527306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-blur-feat.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-blur-feat.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-blur-feat.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Another scared student posted a concerned video.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c\u2018All schools in the United States will be targeted on December 17,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/school-threat-shoot-up-your-day-nassau-county-michigan-shooting\/11349018\/\">Ryder said, according to ABC 7<\/a>. \u201c\u2018Stay safe. Stay home.\u2019 That\u2019s gone viral. We are going to be out there \u2026 visiting every one of our schools.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"TikTok addressing the challenge in a Tweet.\" class=\"wp-image-20527283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1534 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>TikTok responded to the challenge on Twitter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Up in central New York, multiple schools districts warned parents of the potential danger and said they were adding extra police to schools on Friday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/crime\/2021\/12\/central-ny-schools-respond-to-tiktok-school-threats-hitting-districts-nationally.html\">according to Syracuse.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-06-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The email sent to parents is seen on one concerned TikTok post.The email sent to parents is seen on one concerned TikTok post.\" class=\"wp-image-20527340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-06-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-06-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-shoot-your-school-new-york-06-copy.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The email sent to parents is seen on one concerned TikTok post.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At least six other New York districts, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news10.com\/news\/multiple-capital-region-schools-districts-closing-on-december-17\/\">three in the Capitol <\/a>and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/article\/news\/education\/local-school-districts-close-due-to-threats-of-violence-trending-on-social-media\/71-5db82d89-9824-4e7d-bda3-82726d0ae3a3\">three near Buffalo<\/a>, also shifted to remote learning in response to the online challenge, reports say.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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