Hatboro-Horsham Has Received No Threats Relating To TikTok Social Media Challenge

HATBORO-HORSHAM, PA — The head of the local school district said the community has nothing to fear, as there have been no specific threats in Hatboro-Horsham tied to a social media challenge that is currently circulating online.

Hatboro-Horsham Superintendent Scott Eveslage sent an email to families in which he stated that the district was aware of the TikTok challenge that purports to advocate violence take place at schools this Friday, but that administrators have not been made aware of any threats locally.

"We have not heard of or received any threats or messages directly related to this in our schools, but we have had some students who have made us aware of the social media challenge," Eveslage said in his email, which was being shared online. "The police departments of Horsham and Hatboro are also aware of this TikTok challenge."

To set the community's collective mind at ease, Eveslage said the district always takes any threats of violence very seriously, and that threats are "never accepted or tolerated, and investigated thoroughly.

"In these situations, we immediately involve the local police and initiate our investigation and threat assessment protocols," Eveslage wrote. "As always, students play a pivotal role in the early identification of any concerns by informing staff, reporting concerns to an administrator, or submitting a Safe2Say tip."

Eveslage went on to say that these types of online challenges have had "destructive effects" on schools both locally and nationally, and he urged families to discuss these matters with their children since they can greatly impact the student body.

"Thank you for your partnership in keeping our schools safe," he stated to families.