A frenzy of false active shooter reports that sent schools across South Carolina into lockdown and evacuations this week was caused by a TikTok challenge, authorities say.
"The negativity out there is around a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding," says Shelley Berman, lead superintendent for SEL at AASA, The Superintendent's Association.
Video shows football players "pointing and yelling dollar amounts at three Black students" in apparent slave auction reenactment, according to reports.
"There will be no school until further notice," says an alert on Charlotte County Public Schools' website. A few other districts are also unsure of when they will resume operations.
Ian is now forecast to become a hurricane again and barrel through South Carolina and North Carolina on Friday afternoon. Several of the largest districts in the Carolinas are closed.
