Ministry of Education officials in the region have been speaking out against the latest social media challenge dubbed “jump and trip” or the “skull breaker challenge”.
Several videos are circulating on the internet showing people jumping and violently falling to the ground after being tripped by others.
In fact, the Challenge is becoming popular among students across the region, with several of them engaging in it.
The Ministry of Education in Dominica has not yet issued any statements condemning the challenge, nor has there been any reported cases of students in Dominica taking on the challenge.
But so far, the governments of Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Antigua and Barbuda have condemned the challenge, asking students not to participate in such a prank.
Some of the schools in these Caribbean islands have also threatened to suspend and even expel students who participate in the challenge.
While there have been rumours that there have already been deaths resulting from these pranks online Anthony Garcia minister for education of Trinidad in responding to a Newsday TT inquiry into the matter stated” “We have to be careful of this speculation. People are saying numerous things that are false.”
Possible injuries from the prank include a concussion, skull fracture, a haematoma, a subarachnoid haemorrhage, or even a diffuse axonal injury that can lead to permanent brain damage or even death.
What about a “read a book” challenge?
What has our society become? Why are our young people so dumb and lack discretion? They are so quick to engage in nonsensical things and think it’s a joke. Don’t they know they can get seriously injured with this ridiculous challenge? These youngsters need to start praying for wisdom and the power of discernment. They should embrace what is positive and disregard what does not add value to their lives.
The Ministry of Education in Dominica has not yet issued any statements condemning the challenge
Wait still, all Ministry of Education doing is running the ministry like a Red Clinic. You have to be from wherever to get help, or your father have to be “SoanSo” to call so you can get the scholarship. So many people I know that deserve the help and not getting, and people whose parents can afford getting assistance 2-3 times and every other month you seeing them in Dominica on holiday(I myself have to wonder how cheap is a flight) , but they so needed the assistance to go and study.
But hey…5 more years.
Thank you DNO for the timely coverage.
Its because they dont know anything about it.
How is it that they don’t know? Don’t they follow international news?
Don’t the young people/children have parents/mature family members to talk to them??? Why leave everything up to someone else to correct.
So of the 26 countries in the Caribbean region three have condemned this prank. The government of Dominica hasn’t issued a statement and woe is we
. Ya’ll for real?
Such a ridiculous response to the idea being presented. We are talking about students taking part in a potentially deadly prank and right away it’s red clinic and 5 more years. Some of all you will toufay before them five years up, eh. smh