Teachers at Crandall High School in Texas are on the hunt for a student who has been going viral by posting AI-generated hate videos about them.

The supposed student goes by crandall.kirkinator online, and he's become one of the biggest topics on TikTok and Instagram Reels lately for posting savage Viggle AI edits of his actual teachers in an effort to criticize the bad ones and shout out the good ones.

So, what's the deal with the Crandall High School videos? Who is crandall.kirkinator, and has he been caught? Here's what we know.

@crandall.kirkinator #crandallhighschool #crandallisd #fyp #tiktok ♬ original sound – dakirk

Who Is 'Crandall Kirkinator' And What's Up With The 'Crandall High School' AI Teacher Edits?

In mid-January 2026, a TikToker with the username crandall.kirkinator, a reference to the Kirkinator meme, posted an AI video hyping up their teacher, Mr. Howard, who purportedly works at a school in Texas called Crandall High.

Later that day, the same TikToker posted several videos hating on other teachers at Crandall High, criticizing a woman named Mrs. Truelove for teaching the "most useless class of all time" and a man named Mr. Helms for breaking promises made to the class.

These videos, which seem to use images of the real teachers in question, gained hundreds of thousands of views and inspired crandall.kirkinator to keep the meme train going.

Over the following days, crandall.kirkinator continued to post videos criticizing teachers he doesn't like and shouting out teachers he does.

While it's been speculated that the videos use actual images of the teachers, this is not confirmed, and it's possible that the whole account is just an elaborate trolling campaign.

@crandall.kirkinator Worst period oat #fyp #crandallhighschool #cms #bigguy #tiktok ♬ Big Guy – from "The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” – Ice Spice

How Is 'Crandall High School' Used In Memes?

Ever since mid-January 2026, crandall.kirkinator has posted a steady stream of anti-Crandall High teacher videos. Each video uses Viggle AI to insert the teachers into popular meme formats, videos and make them dance. Text captions explaining why the TikToker hates or loves the teacher are then featured over the clip.

Some of these videos have gained millions of views as people get invested in the lore behind each teacher.

A rumor that crandall.kirkinator got caught by school staff recently spread on TikTok and Reels after the TikToker failed to post for a few days.

The rumor claims that a school assembly was being held to deal with the issue. However, crandall.kirkinator denied this rumor in a TikTok Story and has since continued to post his unique brand of memeing.

Now, other TikTokers are getting in on the meme by posting edits of the teachers, claiming to also be from Crandall High, and by reacting to crandall.kirkinator's videos.

There are also rumors that the trend has inspired other TikTok users to do the same with teachers and staff from their schools elsewhere.

@crandall.kirkinator #crandallhighschool #slander ♬ THE anitok audio – jakique

What Are Some More 'Crandall High School AI' Memes?

@crandall.kirkinator #crandallhighschool #fyp ♬ kookoo – boolymon

@crandall.kirkinator #crandallhighschool #fyp ♬ Jungle – Glokk40Spaz & OsamaSon

@hoopervalley8 They have to be getting expelled 🤣 #hoopervalley #h00pify #crandallhighschool ♬ original sound – hoopervalley

@deskind145 Mr Sherwood TOO tuff😭🙏 song: montagem monthanas cosmicas NO HATE TO ANYONE HERE -inspo @dakirk – #crandallhighschool #teacheredit #flamingteachers #crandallkirkinator #deskind145 ♬ MONTAGEM MONTANHAS COSMICAS – DJ FLG & DJ Saint & SASORIIXPP

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For the full history of the Crandall High School AI Teacher Edits meme, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.