Some Utah schools have seen the number of chronically-absent students quadruple since the pandemic, but why are there so many empty desks in classrooms?
Three students in Roosevelt were arrested for investigation of a felony crime for their alleged roles in a nationwide TikTok trend that encouraged school violence and in some cases encouraged students to bring a gun to school.
The East High student was taken into custody as he arrived at school. A gun was found in his backpack. Vague threats of school violence that were to happen on Friday have been spread nationwide on the social media platform TikTok.
School districts across Utah remained on alert Friday due to a disturbing TikTok trend. A student in Salt Lake City was arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to school.