On the popular social media app TikTok, teenagers are sharing videos of school-issued Chromebooks spewing smoke in what's being called the "Chromebook challenge."

Some Houston-area schools are warning parents that they'll have to pay for computers damaged by students copying a viral TikTok trend. The Chromebook Challenge has gained traction on social media sites like TikTok and encourages students to shove metal objects,

The TikTok Chromebook challenge involves students shoving metal objects and lead from mechanical pencils into the ports of their school laptops until they start to smoke or catch fire.