K-12 students refers to multiple sets of minor characters created by Melanie Martinez that appear in her film, K-12, as students who reside in the K-12 Sleepaway School.
Life[]
The first time they are introduced they are depicted as playfully reckless children. Eventually however it's seen during the time they spent during there years in the K-12 Sleepaway School that they are controlled by being fed drugs molding them into the staffs preference. Eventually they become brainwashed to the point they completely abide by orders and have to be "waken up" by Cry Baby. There final appearance is when they are at the school ball when Leo forces them to dance as revenge for killing his father, The Principal, and escaping due to the help of Cry Baby. Besides being controlled they are also shown to be playing around, socializing, being romantic, dancing, and going to classes while doing schoolwork.
Appearance[]
The students are usually seen in the K-12 Sleepaway School school uniform which for the girls made up of a pink pleated puffy dress with a silk heart that features "K-12", the first letter in the schools name, embroidered onto it around the torso area, and also white puffy sleeves made out of tulle. For the boys the uniform is made up of a beige shirt with blue ruffles around the collar and sleeves, and a silk heart that features once again the word "K-12" embroidered onto it around the torso area. School jackets are also seen as options as seen being worn by the Blue Boys.
List[]
- Main article: List of characters#Minor characters
| Student | Actor | Commentary |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel | Deniel Kazarján | Daniel is seen on the school bus with Maya, sitting across the aisle from Cry Baby and Angelita. He puts his hands up Maya's skirt, while hers are down his pants, before the two start making out passionately. Later in the film, Daniel is seen in "Drama Club", where he acts in the school play along with Cry Baby. He demands for Cry Baby to hurry and iron her clothes faster, which prompts her to melt his left cheek with the iron. |
| Dean | Balázs Csémy[1] | Dean is portrayed as a boy who looks down on women. In the film, he talks down to Cry Baby, saying that she's "unfit" to play the role of a president in the school play, simply due to her gender. After being scolded by Cry Baby, he looks away in shame and embarrassment, showing his fragile ego. |
| Glue Boy | Tamas Gog | He's first shown in the timeout waiting area eating glue out of a mini jar. He is scolded by Kelly telling him "That's fucking disgusting" and he is shown turning away in shame. |
| Henry | Joel Francis-Williams | When the students are required to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the classroom, Henry refuses to do so. Ms. Daphne notices this and orders him to stand up. However, he continues to disobey. Henry states, "You hear that? Liberty and justice for all? That's bullshit." in response to the pledge before guards drag him away. It's presumed that he was killed by the guards or sent to detention after the events. |
| Jason | Bence Balogh | Jason appears on the bus ride to K-12 Sleepaway School, where he fools around with the other students and makes fun of Cry Baby. Later, he is seen pressing his bare buttocks to one of the bus windows. When Cry Baby causes the bus driver to hit a bump in the road by using her powers, Jason is knocked off his feet and falls over, and the students laugh at him.
Jason briefly appears in "Class Fight" and does not make another appearance after this. |
| Maya | Oyunbat Batsaikhan | Maya is seen on the school bus with Daniel, sitting across the aisle from Cry Baby and Angelita. She allows him to put his hands up her skirt, while her hands are in his pants, before the two start making out passionately. This portrays the line "And Maya's letting Dan put his hands up her skirt and she's got her hands down his pants" in "Wheels On the Bus".
Later in the film, she is hit with spaghetti when Cry Baby starts a food fight. She is not seen in the film again, but it is presumed that she escaped the school along with the other students. |
| Male students from Strawberry Shortcake | TBA | They are seen going towards Cry Baby while she in on top of the cake taking a slice out of of the cake she is in and eating it representing sexual harassment towards people. |
| Swimmers |
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They are first seen going up to Cry Baby pointing their fingers at her and dancing around her likely representing toxic beauty standards and the pressure forced upon people. They are later doing synchronized swimming in multiple poses like in a heart and star. |
| Thomas | Zacky Agama | When Cry Baby and Kelly are in the principal's office, Cry Baby notices Thomas pouring several pills into his hand. She asks him what they are, and he explains that The Principal forces the students to take pills that control them and make them unable to leave the school. He also states that each color signifies how heavy the effects/doses are and that pink is the lightest dose. Thomas does not make any notable appearances after this scene. |
Trivia[]
- During tours they are shown to be wearing different parts of the K-12 Sleepaway School girls and boys uniform instead of wearing one of the full uniforms.
