Former Alpha School students describe 'pirate ship' segregation in fourth exposé
benjaminjriley · x · 2026-09-23
Benjamin Riley publishes his fourth investigative report on Alpha School, the AI-driven school controlled by Joe Liemandt, based on anonymous interviews with former students across grades and campuses (all attending fall 2022 or later). Students describe "anti-patterns," a "pirate ship" segregation of children Riley says has never been publicly acknowledged, and a punitive practice called "getting nuked." Quotes range from "a science experiment framed as a school" to "cool the first few months, then it just becomes shit." He urges reporters to press Alpha School, Liemandt and Mackenzie Price about the Pirate Ship, and notes the school went through a crisis in spring 2022 before Liemandt took over.
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