A California school district is investigation “inappropriate images” allegedly shared by students at a Los Angeles high school.
The Los Angeles Unified School District sent a message to parents on Tuesday about the images of girls at Fairfax High School, reportedly circulated on a messaging app, the Los Angeles Times reported.
“These allegations are taken seriously, do not reflect the values of the Los Angeles Unified community and will result in appropriate disciplinary action if warranted,” the statement read.
The message to parents didn’t confirm the images were created using artificial intelligence (AI), which was the case at Beverly Vista Middle School earlier this year in an incident that saw eight students expelled for creating and sharing nude photos of classmates, KTLA reported.
Another investigation is underway at Laguna Beach High School, officials announced last week.
The Los Angeles school district implied the images were deepfakes, however, saying that district “remains steadfast in providing training on the ethical use of technology — including AI — and is committed to enhancing education around digital citizenship, privacy and safety for all in our school communities.”
The school also did not clarify the nature of the images, saying only that they were “inappropriate.”
Parents told KNBC that it’s clear new technology means new conversations between parents and children.
“Where, how do we as parents as well, and as a society take control and make it stop?” said Alyssia Pelley, a parent of a Fairfax High School student. “You have to have that conversation with them and let them know that this is damaging not only to them but the person that they’re doing it to.”
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[Featured image; Fairfax High School]
