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Two teenage boys who used artificial intelligence to create fake nude photos of their classmates at a tony private school in Pennsylvania received probation Wednesday after dozens of victims described the images’ traumatizing effect on them.
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Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Now the series, which stars Owen Cooper as a young teenager arrested for the murder of a female classmate, has picked up 12 BAFTA nominations, including for Cooper, who will go head-to-head in the supporting actor category with co-star Ashley Walters.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
One student, in particular, was sent a pornographic deepfake of his upper school classmate on the communications app Discord, apparently in error.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
In a mixed-age classroom, younger students regularly see older classmates completing more advanced work, demonstrating responsibility, and modeling classroom routines.
—Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
Now the series, which stars Owen Cooper as a young teenager arrested for the murder of a female classmate, has picked up 12 BAFTA nominations, including for Cooper, who will go head-to-head in the supporting actor category with co-star Ashley Walters.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
One student, in particular, was sent a pornographic deepfake of his upper school classmate on the communications app Discord, apparently in error.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
In a mixed-age classroom, younger students regularly see older classmates completing more advanced work, demonstrating responsibility, and modeling classroom routines.
—Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Classmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classmate. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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classmate
noun
class·mate
ˈklas-ˌmāt 
: a member of the same class in a school or college
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