Stolen soap dispensers, broken stall doors, and vandalized urinals are just a few examples of the damage TikTok challenges have caused at West Delaware. 

Early in the year, students were damaging bathrooms on a weekly basis.

Sophomore Gabe Quint is among the students growing tired of this trend. 

“It’s extremely frustrating when I walk into the bathroom and see some of the basic items I need to stay clean, gone,” Quint said. “I wish it would just end.”

The administration has sent out letters, spoken with the staff, and held an assembly to address vandalism in the high school. 

Freshman Ashton Chesmore attended the assembly and felt good about its impact.

“The assembly was powerful, and I feel it sent a huge message to everyone,” Chesmore said. “I think it’s going to go a long way to stopping this problem.” 

Felderman would like all students to pitch into the solution, even if they aren’t part of the problem.

“[Students] need to tell their classmates to stop and figure out the motives behind it,” Felderman said. “I’ve seen students slowly become more and more agitated at this behavior.” 

Felderman hopes the students will come to a realization about their behavior.

“I am confident that [the behavior] will stop. Students will move on and get bored of doing this challenge,” Felderman said. “They’ll ask themselves ‘why am I doing this?’”

Moving forward, he has one message for the students: “They need to stand up for what is right.”