School officials are raising alarms over a dangerous social media trend that puts students at risk of causing fire and smoke hazards by deliberately damaging their school-issued Chromebooks.

The challenge has cropped up in schools nationwide and already resulted in arson charges against a 15-year-old in New Jersey.

Local fire officials and school districts across the US, including Missouri, are warning parents about the dangers of the "Chromebook Challenge" on TikTok, which involves tampering with lithium batter...