Student expelled after confronting teen over deepfake porn image; family plans lawsuit

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LAFOURCHE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A 13-year-old student was expelled from Sixth Ward Middle School after hitting a male classmate who she said created and shared a deepfake pornographic image of her, according to her family’s lawyers.

The family, now represented by Baton Rouge Attorneys Greg Miller and Morgyn Young, plans to file a federal lawsuit against the Lafourche Parish School District. The incident occurred in August when the school year began. The girl’s father, Joseph Daniels, and the attorneys say the young girl endured bullying after the deepfake nude image was circulated throughout the school.

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Attorney Miller said school leaders at Sixth Ward Middle School failed to address the girl’s complaints about the circulating image, despite her reporting it to school leaders. “The school board’s actions in this case are reprehensible,” Miller said. “My client’s daughter was begging them all day to put a stop to this. Not only did they not put a stop to it, they put [her] on the bus with the perpetrator.”

When the girl saw the photo being shared again on the school bus, she hit the boy she said was responsible for creating it. She was later expelled from the school.

Daniels said he disagreed with his daughter’s physical response but felt the punishment was excessive.

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During the meeting, speakers described how the girl tried to contact her father during the day but was told by school officials that parents did not need to be involved.

The board voted to allow the student to return to school on probation, but the expulsion remains on her record, according to her father.

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LINK
Link has video. Yes, Liz does say “she clocked a boy”.

There’s a video also on YouTube of the school board meeting where the attorneys ripped them to shreds, especially the second attorney.
School board meeting. Go to about 40 minutes.