Parents and Guardians, Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve experienced a disturbing amount of vandalism across the campus. The vandalism at Bowie is mostly in student restrooms and has included removing or bending stall doors, ripping off all of the soap, as well as both types of paper dispensers from the walls or stalls, and partially dismantling or disabling toilets and urinals. There has also been an increased amount of graffiti or stickers placed on walls and windows around campus. Some of this behavior is associated with a trend on Instagram and TikTok referred to as “devious licks” or “diabolical licks” that encourage students to steal or destroy things at school and then brag about it on social media.

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