Scots parents have been warned of a new viral ‘challenge’ that has caused a number of children to injure themselves.
The ‘Skull Breaker’ or ‘Jump Trip’ challenge involves three people jumping as high as they can before the feet of the unsuspecting person in the middle are pulled away causing them to fall.
Videos of the challenge have been sweeping platforms such as TikTok an Youtube.
But some children have suffered injuries to their heads or backs after landing on solid surfaces during recordings.
TikTok says that it is now taking measures to removed videos showing the challenge as it looks to safeguard the wellbeing of its users.
A spokesperson for the online video service said: “We do not allow content that encourages, promotes, or glorifies dangerous challenges that might lead to injury and will remove any such reported content”.
One London teacher who spoke to Birmingham Live 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 already 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".
