Ministry of Education: Talk to the students about the "jump challenge" in Tiktok

The psychological counseling service in the Ministry of Education recommends that the schools have conversations with students about the dangers of the various "challenges" on social networks. The recommendation was made on the basis of the distribution of tik tuk videos and the new challenge, the "jump challenge", where the children jump and shoot other children

Ministry of Education: Talk to the students about the "jump challenge" in Tiktok

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The Ministry of Education issued a recommendation this evening (Wednesday) with the students to discuss the dangers of the "jump challenge" in the Tick Tock app. The ministry said it was a dangerous challenge that could lead to extremely serious injuries and injuries, until hospitalization. The Ministry of Education's recommendation comes against the backdrop of the distribution of tick-tuk videos and the new challenge, "The Jump Challenge," in which children jump and drop other children.

In a special psychology-counseling statement issued, we noted that this is a dangerous challenge that can lead to extremely serious injuries and injuries. The service also said that it is important to have a conversation with the students about the adoption of various challenges and situations of risk and harm, which they may encounter.

According to the ministry, "technology as a whole, and the social network in particular, is accelerating and each development or application allows for new operations that have implications for the conduct of our students across different lifestyles. Recently, we are witnessing challenges distributed on social networks, including a challenge where three children jump at once "Failure of the third and cause it to fall on his back. This challenge is dangerous and can lead to extremely serious injuries and injuries until hospitalization." The release said: "The classroom discourse should emphasize the danger of participating in dangerous games, for the sake of accumulating likes or social encouragement, and the message that video transfer is prohibited and dangerous." During the discourse, schools were asked to encourage students to report cases of dangerous networking challenges.

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Education Minister Rabbi Rafi Peretz said that "in an era when social networks and their power take up a considerable amount of space in our daily lives and most of the activity takes place around them, so too do the challenges and risks associated with them." The minister added: "Recently, we are increasingly exposed to the phenomenon of opinion leaders using the various social networking platforms to generate interest around one or the other" challenge ". These challenges involve many physical and even mental risks, and the education system has no place for it." He said, "Your safety and security are above all and I have instructed all relevant elements in the Ministry of Education to work hard on students who are endangering themselves and their environment through the same 'challenges'."

The Minister of Education added that "I expect the students to understand the risks involved in these kinds of games, which can lead to many injuries and even endanger your life in the most tangible way possible." The minister also addressed the parents, saying that "you have the decision to help as much as necessary beyond the school hours in order to keep our children in the most appropriate way. The Ministry of Education will not accept any play that may endanger the children and cooperation with you is the most necessary."

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Education Secretary Shmuel Abubav said: "Teens watch tens and maybe hundreds of network videos a day, and are exposed to a huge flood of information and messages. This week, the education system marks the National Safe Browsing Week, leading a series of public awareness programs about the dangers that lie ahead. "He says," Alongside the information materials we pass this week, we consider it appropriate for schools to recommend conversations with students about the devastating dangers and consequences " .

The fee released by the Ministry of Education comes after the national headquarters for child protection online - 105, earlier today announced that the distribution of video has increased in recent days, in which teens imitate dangerous gameplay and upload the video to social networks. "We urge parents to be involved and responsive in their children's online activities, to talk to them and to make sure they understand the danger inherent in these kinds of games," the staff noted. "We ask that the children refrain from taking part in the dangerous activity and refrain from distributing such videos, since by sharing, they may encourage others to imitate the dangerous action."

In the meantime, following the news about the Tic Toc Challenge at the Association of Pediatrics, call on parents and members of the education and health care system to emphasize the dangers of emulating extreme online games. "Children and teenagers are falling into the net. They may be in danger, but they are ignored," said Prof. Shai Ashkenazi and Prof. Tzachi Grossman, the union's leaders. "As someone who is experiencing the terrible medical results, some of them almost fatal, stemming from imitating online games, we urge caution and halt imitation."