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Many Bay Area school districts are warning parents and students of possible threats being made at campuses on Friday as part of an apparent challenge going viral on the social media app TikTok, with one high school in Gilroy planning a preemptive closure for the day as a result. Cierra Johnson reports.

A South Bay high school is not taking any chances and will be closed Friday after threats of school shootings across the country circulate on social media. Cheryl Hurd reports.

Many Bay Area school districts are warning parents and students of possible threats being made at campuses on Friday as part of an apparent challenge going viral on the social media app TikTok, with one high school in Gilroy planning a preemptive closure for the day as a result.

A student assaulted a Braintree Public Schools employee on Thursday, officials said, calling it a part of the purported “slap a teacher” TikTok challenge that’s sounding alarm bells among educators nationwide. The officials didn’t say what school the incident took place at or give any details about what allegedly happened, and it wasn’t immediately clear if the incident was...

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