Crime & Safety
TE School Official Notify Parents Of Dangerous TikTok Challenge
School officials warn parents that their children could face criminal charges if they participate in the "Orbeez Challenge."
TREDYFFRIN TWP - Tredyffrin-Easttown School District officials asked parents this week to warn their children they could face criminal charges if they participate in a new Tik Tok challenge.
The “Orbeez Challenge” involves using airsoft guns to target people with “gel pellets” and firing them at random individuals, modeling a drive-by shooting.
“Parents are encouraged to talk to their children about the serious nature of the activities suggested in this type of social media challenge,” the district said in a newsletter to parents.
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The issue was first reported last month around the Philadelphia region.
At Radnor Middle School, three students and one staff member were shot with water-filled gel pellets by what was believed to be Radnor High School students.
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About 25 students were outside the school when a vehicle drove by and fired the pellets from a "gel blaster" at the group.
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