GRAY COUNTY —A Kansas high school principal warned parents of a deadly TikTok challenge.
Principal Leona Engelcke alerted parents of students at Cimarron Junior and Senior High School participating in or possessing videos of the deadly TikTok challenge called “blackout,” “ghosting,” or “the pass out challenge.”
According to her statement on the school's Facebook page, "The TikTok challenge encourages people to choke out for a temporary high. The individual chokes themselves or is choked by someone until they lose consciousness."
“There have been fatalities from this challenge, though not here in Cimarron, and we would like to keep it that way,” according to Engelck's statement. "Losing consciousness by being choked out can lead to injury, from minor to even death."
She urged parents to talk with their children and encourage them not to support or participate in the challenge.