By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Haven USD 312 Superintendent Clark Wedel said Friday that references made to hundreds of dollars in damage to restrooms at Haven Grade School alluded to in a Facebook post are thought to be because of the devious licks TikTok trend.
Obviously, we haven't really caught our perpetrators yet," Wedel said. "We do believe it's related to the TikTok challenges."
Wedel said the damage or additional cleaning needed to the school is minor.
"We haven't closed any restrooms," Wedel said. "We've been a little more mindful as to who is going to the restrooms and when and trying to be a little more organized in how we do that."
Wedel hasn't heard of any issues at the middle or high school level, but he wanted to praise principal Laurel Scott for her efforts.
"Give credit to our elementary principal who put that out," Wedel said. "She's just trying to involve the families in it, trying to get some parent support and be proactive and maybe they can help us from the home aspect."
No other Reno County schools have publicly expressed any difficulties related to the social media trend, which has caused damage and even some closed restrooms in larger districts in Kansas.