According to Wikipedia, vandalism is the action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property, and has been the topic of discussion in schools all over the United States.

Earlier this school year, #deviouslicks was a trend on the incredibly popular app TikTok that encouraged students to film themselves stealing from staff, and vandalizing school property.

Of course, the teachers were not here for it.

“It wasn’t funny then, and it’s definitely not funny now. It can also be very disrespectful to the janitors who get paid to clean up your mess everyday,” Spanish teacher Elena Campos said.

Many students however, were also not on board.

“It’s a dumb trend. It just makes the staff have less trust in us and stops us from doing fun things and having freedom” said freshman Che’Kyna Bradford.

“It’s really annoying, like it might've been funny in the first few videos, but I just feel bad for the janitors and teachers now,” freshman Jeremiah Riley said.

The custodians also feel strongly about this topic.

“This is your school, and these acts of vandalism aren’t hurting anyone but your fellow peers. The other students just want to come and have a nice school, and you’re stopping that,” senior custodian Charles Griffiths said.

The hashtag was eventually removed by TikTok themselves, but that didn’t stop students from committing it on their own time.

No one truly knows what influenced the teens, but they have a good general idea.