Overview
- The district confirmed a student allegedly took photos of peers and placed them in a shared folder that also contained inappropriate AI-generated images.
- The folder was shared with an individual in another school district, and a link first sent to a small group of Jefferson students was then reshared more widely.
- School leaders are working with local law enforcement to delete the online source, and investigators say the number and specific content of images remain unclear.
- Superintendent Charles Urness said staff are assuming the images involve Jefferson students, and tips are being directed to Det. Eric Weiss or the Jefferson High School office.
- A separate Whitewater case from the 2023–24 school year, confirmed by police, involved explicit AI images of about 20 girls, heightening parental concern in the region.