'Bodily autonomy is being invaded': Students appear nude in AI-altered photos at London, Ont. high school
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Students and parents at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School learned Tuesday evening of an incident that happened at the school recently through a letter sent by school administrators.
Students and parents at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School learned Tuesday evening of an incident that happened at the school recently through a letter sent by school administrators.
In the letter, the school described a "disturbing situation."
The letter reads, “Over the last several days, some of our students’ pictures have been copied from their social media sites. Once copied, the photos have been altered using AI. In the altered photos, students appear to be nude. These photos have been distributed through group chats.”
“Which is very messed up, in my opinion,” grade nine student Devon Farmer described his feelings when learning of the situation. “I've heard a lot of talk about it recently with parents, counselors. It's a big problem.”
The letter sent home to parents also indicated the London police were at the school Tuesday investigating the situation.
On Wednesday, the London Catholic School Board responded to CTV News’ inquiry of the situation.
“Once the school was made aware of the situation, police were contacted and we follow their guidance. Our practice is to make parents aware of certain situations as they arise and encourage them to have age appropriate conversations depending on the circumstances,” wrote the school board.
