{"id":1004789,"date":"2022-02-26T12:39:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T12:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/26\/kzn-educators-mull-banning-tik-tok-after-compains-that-it-is-corrupting-our-students\/"},"modified":"2022-02-26T12:39:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T12:39:06","slug":"kzn-educators-mull-banning-tik-tok-after-compains-that-it-is-corrupting-our-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/26\/kzn-educators-mull-banning-tik-tok-after-compains-that-it-is-corrupting-our-students\/","title":{"rendered":"KZN educators mull banning Tik Tok after compains that it is corrupting our students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Viral social media platform TikTok has made waves in the KZN area with school pupils participating in challenges that have raised eyebrows and tempers. These include the \u201cbring anything but a bag to school challenge\u201d, \u201cthe Umlando challenge\u201d, which has pupils shaking their hips in unconventional ways, and the cross-dresser challenge.<\/p>\n

While these challenges are supposed to be fun, they have taken a turn towards the chaotic and have been disruptive at schools as they are done without the consent of principals or teachers. Recently, pupils from different schools in Phoenix, Durban, participated in the cross-dressing challenge which soon spiralled out of control. The male pupils wore girls\u2019 uniforms and vice versa.<\/p>\n

According to Colonel Thembeka Mbhele, on February 21 pupils in the area embarked on rebellious behaviour by illegally gathering in groups, stoning vehicles, disrupting classes and damaging school property. \u201cOne of the motives behind this is that they were allegedly following a TikTok challenge, where the video challenged cross- dressing where male pupils must wear skirts to school. They decided to move to Woodview Park, chanting, and running around with sticks in the park.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mbhele added that the police were called and the crowd was dispersed. This sparked concern from the public and the Department of Education. Education spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi urged parents to work with the department to stop the chaos, saying these challenges are dangerous. \u201cThey waste school time as learners focus on taking these videos instead of focusing on their schoolwork. Learners must use their data to do their school work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Word of more TikTok challenge gatherings to take place at more schools in KZN went viral on Thursday. This is, however, not the first time TikTok challenges have raised concerns. In 2020, the platform had to delete the \u201cskull breaker\u201d challenge after it was deemed dangerous by doctors in the United Kingdom and the United States.<\/p>\n

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This challenge involved three pupils standing next to each other. The one in the middle would have to jump up while the two on the sides kick both legs of the jumper \u2014 resulting in the jumper falling headfirst \u2014 to see if he would crack his skull. The challenge left many pupils seriously injured. Parents were called to intervene and warn their children about the dangers of the challenge. Pupils were also warned of facing jail time for participating in the challenge.<\/p>\n

BBC news reported that TikTok responded by saying they do not allow that encourages or replicates dangerous challenges that might lead to injury and deleted the challenge. Sibonginkosi Mabika (23) said he stopped participating in TikTok because it was very addictive.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI deleted TikTok because it was very addictive, I would stay up till late watching videos and that is not healthy. People are easily influenced by these videos, so I can see why these children are doing these challenges and going on the rampage,\u201d said Mabika.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mandisa Magubane (25), said she joined TikTok for the fun of it. \u201cI downloaded the app only to discover a whole world of goofy creation that I feel has never been tapped into. Also, nowadays people consume video more than written because it is easier and less time consuming, although we spend hours on TikTok,\u201d said Magubane.<\/p>\n

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An<\/em> educational psychologist and DUT lecturer Nosipho Mkhwanazi to get a professional\u2019s perspective about the TikTok challenges within pupils at school. \u201cHumans are social beings that have a need to seek approval and acceptance from the people around them. Social media has become a large part of the society where people may feel a need to be recognised and accepted by others.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a pity that the most immoral behaviours or tendency seem to get more recognition in social media. \u201cTherefore, it is becoming the \u2018norm\u2019 for people to go the extra mile in following social media trends just because they want to be followed or recognised by others,\u201d said Mkhwanazi.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.news24.com\/witness\/news\/kzn\/concern-as-tiktok-challenges-become-more-chaotic-at-kzn-schools-20220226<\/p>\n

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Viral social media platform TikTok has made waves in the KZN area with school pupils participating in challenges that have raised eyebrows and tempers. These include the \u201cbring anything but a bag to school challenge\u201d, \u201cthe Umlando challenge\u201d, which has pupils shaking their hips in unconventional ways, and the cross-dresser challenge. While these challenges are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1004790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3894],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-south-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1004789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1004789\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1004789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1004789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1004789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}