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+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, EmailStr
+from typing import Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+
+class UserBase(BaseModel):
+    first_name: str = Field(..., min_length=2, max_length=50)
+    last_name: str = Field(..., min_length=2, max_length=50)
+    email: EmailStr = Field(..., description="User's email address")
+    role: str = Field(default="student")
+    grade_level: Optional[int] = Field(None)
+    student_id: str = Field(..., min_length=5, max_length=20)
+    phone_number: Optional[str] = Field(None, max_length=20)
+    address: Optional[str] = Field(None, max_length=200)
+    date_of_birth: Optional[datetime] = None
+    profile_picture: Optional[str] = None
+
+class UserCreate(UserBase):
+    password: str = Field(..., min_length=8, max_length=100)
+
+    class Config:
+        schema_extra = {
+            "example": {
+                "first_name": "John",
+                "last_name": "Doe",
+                "email": "john.doe@example.com",
+                "password": "securepass123",
+                "student_id": "STU123456",
+                "grade_level": 10,
+                "phone_number": "+1234567890",
+                "address": "123 Main St, City, Country",
+                "date_of_birth": "2000-01-01T00:00:00",
+                "profile_picture": "https://example.com/profile.jpg"
+            }
+        }
+
+class UserResponse(UserBase):
+    id: int
+    is_active: bool = True
+    last_login: Optional[datetime] = None
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
+        schema_extra = {
+            "example": {
+                "id": 1,
+                "first_name": "John",
+                "last_name": "Doe",
+                "email": "john.doe@example.com",
+                "role": "student",
+                "student_id": "STU123456",
+                "grade_level": 10,
+                "phone_number": "+1234567890",
+                "address": "123 Main St, City, Country",
+                "date_of_birth": "2000-01-01T00:00:00",
+                "profile_picture": "https://example.com/profile.jpg",
+                "is_active": True,
+                "last_login": "2023-01-01T12:00:00"
+            }
+        }
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