Social Media Challenge Concerns

Social Media Challenge Concerns

As many of you may have seen in recent media reports, schools across the country have been experiencing behaviors from students that are resulting in damage and theft due to monthly challenges on social media platforms such as TicTok. While these behaviors are rare for us to experience at University School, we have unfortunately not been exempt from a few of our students participating in these challenges online. We are aware that there is a new challenge every month that is gaining momentum across the country and within our region which are simply unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

University School has always maintained a high-level of expectations and have taken great pride in the successes and achievements of our students. We believe strongly this success is attributed to a strong commitment of excellence among our students, staff, and families and is simply something we are unwilling to compromise. Moreover, we know the challenges being encouraged on these social media platforms are resulting in serious consequences for students across the country, so we are asking our families and students to please review the student handbook and expectations with your children in order to avoid the serious consequences that may occur as a result of participating in these challenges. We do appreciate the commitment and assistance of our families to help us be proactive regarding this matter and your ongoing support to maintain a high-level of expectation for our school community!