Lebanon trainer cancels remaining take a look at after viral TikTok video

Some Lebanon Junior High School students passed one of their final tests this past week thanks to a viral TikTok video.

On Tuesday, LJHS health teacher Josh Chasteen posted a video on his TikTok account @ mr_chasteen101 that said, “I told my students that if a professional sports team commented, I would cancel our final test.”

As of Saturday, the video had 46.7 million views, 7.6 million likes and over 140,000 comments, including comments from almost all professional sports teams on the social media app.

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Top commentators include the Detroit Lions, the NFL, and the Olympic Account. WBNA also commented on the video, saying, “At this point … just cancel ALL tests.”

Pizza Hut has also been among the commentators and plans to provide free pizzas when LJHS returns from its winter break, Chasteen said.

Viral TikTok video “exceeded expectations,” says Lebanon teacher

In autumn 2019, Chasteen, with the help of some of his students, set up a TikTok account for the first time during the lunch break.

“I was kind of hooked,” Chasteen told the Enquirer on Saturday. “If you’ve ever been on TikTok you know it’s hard to get away from.”

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Since the start, Chasteen’s account has grown to over 249,000 followers. He said that some of his videos “worked” in the past, some had a few million views here and there. But last week’s video surpassed all of the others.

“I was pretty confident that at least one team would come forward,” Chatseen said. “Definitely exceeded expectations to say the least.”

Why did Chasteen post the TikTok video? To get in touch with students

Chasteen said the inspiration for his viral TikTok came after he felt his students worried about the final exam. His goal was to give the students a break from the stressful week.

Last year Chasteen posted a TikTok video of a similar format and said he would cancel a test if the Cincinnati Bengals commented on his video. According to Chasteen, the Bengals didn’t disappoint back then either.

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Chasteen said that TikTok has become a way to connect with its students and spread a positive attitude about an app that can at times be overflowing with inappropriate content for teenagers.

“Lebanon’s mission is to build community and they place great emphasis on building those relationships with students, staff and families,” Chasteen said. “It was kind of an out-of-the-box method.”

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