Alpha School reportedly requires high schoolers to gain 100 X followers as boot camp requirement
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-09-08
Alpha School's high school students reportedly spend their first eight weeks in a "boot camp" that includes a requirement to post on X and gain at least 100 followers.
The disclosure sparked criticism that the school is turning social media growth into mandatory coursework, though the exact evaluation criteria remain unclear.
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