Moorhead Area Public Schools spokesperson Brenda Richman said students were involved in the online trend in mid-September, and the district “notified parents of the challenge and incidents related to it.
It constitutes a fraction of a percentage of the population that have been involved, and there have been some charges for vandalism issued by the Bismarck Police Department,” he said. “There have been some instances of vandalism or theft, very few, but it has occurred. “That’s my feeling on it I know there is a list of alleged challenges for the next several months, and there’s no evidence that is a valid thing,” Koontz said. More than 235 million people viewed the hashtag #deviouslicks before TikTok began taking the posts down,īismarck Public Schools spokesperson Steve Koontz said he believes the list of online challenges is a hoax.
The trend later moved to restroom items, and eventually to students stealing telephones, exit signs, microscopes and more, 1 after a TikTok user posted a video showing a box of disposable masks they claimed to have stolen from school. The Devious Licks trend originated on Sept. VICE News, a national media outlet, said the challenges are most likely a hoax, and no credible incidents of assault have been reported anywhere in the nation. In December, the challenge is to expose genitals in school hallways. “Smack a staff member on the backside” is the challenge listed for the month of October, Christensen said. “At this point, the challenge has slowed down and is not a current issue for us in our schools.” Students faced disciplinary actions according to school policy,” Campbell said. “Many of the incidents in our schools due to the ‘Devious Licks’ challenge fall into the categories of theft or vandalism. So far in Fargo’s public schools, 19 secondary students have been referred to the authorities for charges, and other students have service hours to complete due to participation in the Devious Licks challenge, said AnnMarie Campbell, district spokesperson, adding that the trend began in September. “It appears that there are upcoming monthly Tik Tok challenges going around that continue to urge students to engage in inappropriate behavior,” Christensen said in the email. , a "lick" is a "successful type of theft which results in an acceptable, impressive and rewarding payday for the protagonist.” In September and early October, other local public school districts reported students were participating in the Devious Licks trend, which included vandalism and theft of school property. , schools across the state are issuing warnings that violence won’t be tolerated.Īccording to an email from Fargo North High School Principal Travis Christensen to parents, upcoming challenges include assault, indecent exposure and vandalism. Some teachers, she says, require students leave their cellphones in the classroom.FARGO - Some area students participating in the viral TikTok trend called “Devious Licks,” in which students steal objects and show them off on social media, are facing criminal charges, while the increasing severity of future online challenges is worrying administrators.Īlthough the online list of monthly challenges is being called a She explained to ABC7 that students now have to leave their backpacks outside the restroom, next to a school employee, and only four students are allowed inside at a time. "Devious licks," licks meaning theft, has traveled to school bathrooms around the country, forcing the districts to react.Ī video from Pioneer High School in Whittier shows a student walking out of a bathroom with someone who she describes as a security guard, standing outside. So the theft can happen and then it's basically the video of showing that you accomplished this great feat." "I think it's about the fact that there's privacy in the bathroom. Stealing dirty things out of a bathroom is about the lowest you can go," said USC Annenberg professor Karen North, talking about what kind of joy students find in this type of trend. Students following the trend vandalize their school bathrooms, stealing anything from a soap dispenser to a urinal. It has left schools tasked with fixing an issue not exactly missed while distance learning: pranks. LOS ANGELES (KABC) - A viral trend as puzzling in name as it is in action, "devious licks," started as a hashtag on TikTok. Students following the "devious licks" trend on TikTok vandalize their school bathrooms, stealing anything from a soap dispenser to a urinal.
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