A new trend, which started on social media, is sweeping through schools in the UK.
Parents want to put a halt to the new 'challenge', a reckless which originated on social media.
Videos of the 'Skull-Breaker' or 'Jump Trip Challenge' show unsuspecting people jumping into the air before having their feet pulled away beneath them.
The videos can be hard to watch, as victims land on their heads or their spines.
According to Mirror Online , sites such as YouTube and TikTok are hosting the clips of the stunt, which proved fatal for two children outside the UK.
Mum and dads across the nation have taken to social media to warn other parents and children not to get involved in the trick.
A group of nurses in Berlin even made their own cautionary video after treating victims who had suffered injuries.
In the clip, under the title Skull Breaker Challenge, the nurses showed the jump, but instead of then kicking away anyone’s legs, they wag their fingers, telling people not to do it.
Emanuela Medeiros, 16, is one of the two youngsters to die from the prank, last November at the Antônio Fagundes Municipal School in Mossoró, Brazil..
In Florida, parents of the second victim pressed charges against two Seabreeze High School students who performed the challenge on their daughter.
One London teacher said: “Lots of children in Britain are now aware of this stunt - but some of them may try to trick potential victims who don’t know about it into doing it.
“A lot have now either seen it on social media or seen other kids try it at their school and some of them will be stupid enough to try and catch someone out.
“It means it’s only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured, if potential victims aren’t made aware of it.
“It totally relies on the victim being unaware of it.
“If they know what is happening then they won’t fall for it, so the best option seems to be to quickly alert everyone.”
Medical experts say crashing down on to the floor can lead to some very serious medical problems- it can lead to anything from concussion, to fractures, an intracranial haemorrhage, permanent brain damage or even death.
A spokesman for Tik Tok told the Daily Star they were removing any videos of the challenge, but the newspaper publication found videos still up on their site.
It appeared that although TikTok took clips down new ones are popping up
A TikTok spokeswoman said: “The safety and well-being of our users is a top priority at TikTok.
“We do not allow content that encourages, promotes, or glorifies dangerous challenges that might lead to injury and will remove any such reported content.”
