Valley City  (VCPS 12-17-21) –  Valley City Public School District Superintendent Josh Johnson, has issued a statement, regarding the recent “TikTok,Challenge.”

“Considering the most recent school threats reaching across the country, Valley City Public Schools has been and will continue to work collaboratively with local law enforcement and our School Resource Officer (SRO) Sean Hagen to ensure the safety of our students in our schools.

The latest TikTok challenge has asked for individuals to bring weapons to school on this day.  Valley City Police Department will be increasing their presence in our schools today as precautionary measures.

As you know, student safety is a priority in our school district, and we will take all threats seriously. We will continue to encourage everyone in our community to report concerns or unusual behaviors to school officials or law enforcement immediately.”

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at josh.johnson@k12.nd.us (701.845.0483) or sean.hagen@k12.nd.us (701.840.9761).

 

 

 Jamestown Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Robert Lech says, the Jamestown Public School District has made local law enforcement aware through its school resource officer of a TikTok challenge that calls for violence in schools across the U.S. on Friday.

The TikTok challenge is nationwide, and was not directed toward any specific state or city

He stated, “We did make the request from them through the SRO (school resource officer) to have additional support and presence on our school campuses.”.

He said there is a balance between providing awareness of the challenge versus creating fear in Jamestown Public Schools staff members, students and families.

He added that, “Ultimately, we’ve had no evidence of really credible or otherwise that would give us any pause or elicit any concerns. Of course we still internally treat those threats even when they are not viable very serious.”