Public schools across the country have issued parental warnings as students have been filming themselves urinating as a part of an alarming new TikTok trend.
Middle and high school students have hopped on board the bizarre ‘pisser’ trend, which encourages teens to record themselves peeing in public and upload the distasteful footage to social media.
‘Not only is this unsafe and unsanitary, but it creates unnecessary work for our staff as they work to maintain clean school spaces,’ the principal of Schoo Middle School in Lincoln, Nebraska, Allysa Diehl, said in a letter to parents, according to WCAX.
Officials from Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) said there have been several instances of this sickening behavior in boys’ bathrooms across the district.
The LPS has begged parents to sit down with their kids and discuss the importance of respecting public, shared spaces.
‘No student will be denied the ability to use the restroom when they need to use it; however, we may need to temporarily make adjustments in our protocols if this trend continues,’ Diehl warned.
She said these changes may include shutting down bathrooms, limiting the number of kids allowed in them at a time and having staff closely monitor them.
Tennessee school and law enforcement officials have also addressed the outlandish phenomenon.
Public schools across the country have issued parental warnings as students have been filming themselves urinating as a part of an alarming new TikTok trend (pictured: Lincoln Public Schools main building)
Middle and high school students have hopped on board the bizarre ‘pisser’ trend, which encourages teens to record themselves peeing in public and upload the distasteful footage to social media (stock image)
Washington County School leaders, for instance, had to warn families that anyone caught participating in this trend will face ‘serious disciplinary consequences,’ WCYB reported.
In response to the unsettling trend, the district said it has upped its staff supervision.
A slew of Pennsylvania schools have also made note of this trend, with many working with local police departments to tackle it.
The Bristol Connecticut Police Department issued a public statement on Facebook, asking for the public’s help in identifying people allegedly peeing across the city.
‘Our department is aware of a nationwide social media trend of people claiming to be urinating in public places,’ police officials wrote last week.
Aside from middle and high schools, ‘pissers’ have been wreaking havoc on college campuses, with several TikTok accounts being made for the specific purpose of sharing this kind of content.
One account called ‘Syracuse Pissers’ has a video that seemingly shows someone urinating against a stone wall on campus.
The News House, Syracuse University’s college newspaper, reported on the various accounts disseminating these activities, as well as the trend’s impact on campus life.
‘Not only is this unsafe and unsanitary, but it creates unnecessary work for our staff as they work to maintain clean school spaces,’ the principal of Schoo Middle School in Lincoln, Nebraska , Allysa Diehl (pictured), said in a letter to parents
The Bristol Connecticut Police Department issued a public statement on Facebook, asking for the public’s help in identifying people allegedly peeing across the city (pictured)
The State University of New York (SUNY) system has also been hit with the strange – and illegal – activities, with students posting themselves seemingly urinating with the hashtag ‘#SUNYpissers’ under their posts (pictured)
‘If it is real pee, they are very hydrated as it’s a shockingly clear stream,’ freshman Lucy Leef said, skeptical of whether people are truly participating or faking it for views.
A public relations professor at the SI Newhouse School of Public Communications explained: ‘What gets attention online is often what breaks social norms.’
The State University of New York (SUNY) system has also been hit with the strange – and illegal – activities, with students posting themselves seemingly urinating with the hashtag ‘#SUNYpissers’ under their posts.
Many of the videos, however, do appear to be spoofs on the trend, with posters likely using water to pretend they are truly peeing.
But for those who are not joking – and truly relieving themselves on campus – they could find themselves in trouble, as it is unlawful in every state.
