Authorities believe the student was participating in a social media challenge that involves forcing objects into Chromebooks, causing them to start smoking.

TikTok is full of entertaining cat videos, humorous dances, and yes, even challenges -- the famed ice-bucket challenge has returned and is promoting mental-health support. But now a dangerous TikTok challenge is spreading through the short-form video app and through schools across the US.

A new dangerous TikTok challenge is putting middle and high school students at risk by encouraging them to intentionally damage their school-issued laptops for clout.