Hays CISD laptops damaged due to social media challenge

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- School district officials across the country are warning students against a social media trend directing them to short-circuit their school-issued laptops.Officials said students record themselves short-circuiting their laptops or puncturing the lithium batteries, which causes the battery's temperature to rise uncontrollably.RELATED STORY: Students deliberately short-circuiting school laptops as part of social media trendThe trend made its way to Central Texas and im