This challenge on TikTok is arriving in schoolyards, this Loire-Atlantique town hall is alerting

What is this Superman dance ? A new challenge which is a hit on the social network TikToksince the beginning of December 2024.

Teenagers film themselves throw oneself into one's arms of their comrades to pretend to fly, fists forward like Superman.

The week before the winter holidays, this challenge appeared in the playground of the Aimé-Césaire school, in Pellerin (Loire-Atlantique), south of Nantes.

The child and youth service of the City warned, by email, the parents of students, in order to raise awareness, in the family environment, of the children of the risks involved. Because, like any challenge, it presents risks of injury, of being thrown too hard, of falling from a height and of landing poorly.

Injuries in France and elsewhere

In Dordognea college student got injured on the wrist in the establishment, according to our colleagues at France Blue.

In Belgiuma student is fell on the head and was hospitalized, victim of “serious injuries”, report our colleagues from Evening.

It seems, after several weeks of challenge, that TikTok is starting to block videos tagged Superman dance. “Your safety is important. Some online challenges can be dangerous, disturbing, or even fabricated. Learn to recognize them to protect your health and well-being,” writes the application, when looking for a challenge.

Another trend that is starting to make waves in playgrounds in France, a game derived from the Korean series Squid game.

The childhood youth education service ensures: “Our facilitators will remain vigilant to limit the implementation of these harmful activities between children, but we will not be able to act alone and we need you, the families, to help us, support our approach and make your children understand the insecurity that these practices give rise to. »

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