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AI Policies in K–12 Schools
Coverage from EdSurge, Forbes, and others
K–12 AI policy concerns how school systems and state policymakers govern the use of artificial intelligence by students and educators.
New York City’s approach combines restrictions on student-facing tools, limits on companion chatbots, AI literacy instruction, and supervised high-school pilots; Los Angeles Unified has also restricted student access while developing safeguards. Across these policy choices, officials must address student safety, privacy, educational value, screen time, procurement, and how rules will be implemented and evaluated.
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09/29/2026
Students and AASA have added a nonbinding, student-authored policy framework to the range of school AI guidance. LA Unified’s suspension is specified as applying to district devices for the 2026–27 school year while safeguards are developed.
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Important
A study of 122 US K-12 organizations across 38 states finds teacher authorization and conditional AI permission dominate local AI policy, with inconsistent state guidance alignment.
7/13/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Ohio House Bill 96 will require public school districts to adopt formal AI policies by July 1, 2026, targeting FERPA-aligned student data privacy amid education-technology breach exposure.
7/24/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
In 2026, New York City officials tightened Department of Education generative AI rules across city schools, banning student-facing use through eighth grade and limiting high-school pilots.
9/10/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Los Angeles Unified School District restricted student generative AI access in Los Angeles for the 2026-27 school year while a district committee develops future safeguards.
9/3/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Akron Board of Education adopted on June 22 an AI-use policy for Akron Public Schools, permitting teacher-authorized classroom use during the 2026-27 school year.
8/27/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Ohio public schools adopted locally tailored artificial intelligence policies by July 1 under a 2025 state budget requirement, with districts responsible for implementation and enforcement.
8/18/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Alex Dave advised UK schools, as AI adoption expands, to establish policies governing educational uses while protecting pupils, personal data and safeguarding.
8/10/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Ninety-eight students from all 50 states passed the nonbinding Students First Act in Boston during a late-July K-12 AI policy summit.
7/30/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Charleston County School District adopted an AI policy in 2026 and rolled out AI for Education Foundation training to expand classroom generative AI under privacy and human-judgment rules.
7/22/2026 • Public Procurement & Government Deployment • General
Virginia lawmakers directed the Virginia Department of Education on July 1 to draft AI-use guidelines for public schools, following reports that districts lack consistent AI policies and training.
7/8/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
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Ninety-eight students from all 50 states passed the nonbinding Students First Act during a late-July Boston session to guide school AI policies.
7/30/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
North Carolina House Bill 301 would create state AI literacy standards and a model AI policy for local school boards as Wake County drafts rules on AI detector use.
6/17/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Ninety-eight student delegates from all 50 states passed the Students First Act in Boston to guide K-12 artificial intelligence policies.
7/30/2026 • Legislation & Regulatory Policy • General
Atlanta Public Schools administrators are considering a November policy decision in Atlanta, Georgia, to establish limits on educator and student chatbot use.
9/17/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Central Falls School Board reviewed a first district artificial intelligence policy draft on September 8, 2026, in Central Falls, Rhode Island, without taking a vote.
9/10/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Zohran Mamdani and Kamar H. Samuels announced on September 9, 2026, that New York City schools will restrict younger students’ AI use and permit supervised high school pilots.
9/9/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Los Angeles Unified administrators imposed a current-school-year moratorium on student generative AI use in Los Angeles, California, without formal board approval.
9/4/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Traverse City Area Public Schools in Traverse City, Michigan, adopted an annually revised classroom AI policy covering student instruction, monitoring, permitted uses, and alternatives for objecting families.
8/29/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Traverse City Area Public Schools in Michigan is formalizing supervised generative AI use for students through classroom guidance, monitoring, and family alternatives.
8/29/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Hooksett School District began its 2026-27 school year in Hooksett, New Hampshire, with a policy requiring teacher-supervised and privacy-conscious student use of artificial intelligence.
8/25/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Lawrence Public Schools board members reviewed AI policy principles in Lawrence, Kansas, during the 2025-2026 school year, ahead of recommendations scheduled for March 2027.
8/24/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Ohio state officials now require all K-12 schools statewide to adopt artificial intelligence policies governing classroom use, cheating prevention, student privacy, and infrastructure.
8/14/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Greenfield's School Committee rejected proposed artificial intelligence policy updates in Massachusetts after members requested more research and community participation.
8/13/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Oklahoma lawmakers require every school district to adopt an AI policy before 2027-2028, while Owasso Public Schools expands supervised Gemini use from secondary students to grade three and above.
8/12/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
The Caroline County Board of Education approved an AI policy Tuesday in Denton, Maryland, following Maryland Senate Bill 720 and incorporating rules into the district's technology policy.
8/7/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Roanoke County Public Schools is preparing a three-zone artificial intelligence policy in Virginia to guide classroom use while protecting independent student thinking.
8/6/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Holyoke Public Schools leaders will review an AI task force report on August 24 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, to consider the district's first formal policy on educational artificial intelligence use.
8/5/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Student Senators from all 50 states passed the STUDENTS FIRST Act on July 19, 2026, at Boston's Edward M. Kennedy Institute.
7/30/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
High school students from all 50 states passed the proposed Students First Act in Boston, establishing model rules for artificial intelligence use in K-12 schools.
7/30/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Ninety-eight high school students drafted and passed the nonbinding Students First Act during a late-July weekend at Boston's Edward M. Kennedy Institute.
7/30/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
More than 90 student senators passed the STUDENTS FIRST Act on July 17-19, 2026, in Boston to establish bias disclosure and teacher-protection rules for K–12 AI use.
7/30/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Brevard County school board members unanimously approved an artificial intelligence policy Tuesday in Florida, establishing supervised educational use before the upcoming school year.
7/29/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Orange County School Board adopted a classroom artificial intelligence policy before the August 11 school-year opening, allowing controlled student use and prohibiting AI detection tools.
7/29/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Wakulla County School Board approved an AI policy guideline for the upcoming school year in Florida on Monday, requiring PII restrictions and human review of AI outputs.
7/28/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
ROCORI Area Schools in Cold Spring, Minnesota, develops an AI use policy for students and staff, targeting rollout before the start of the school year.
7/26/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Shawnee Mission School District board decisions on July 20 in Kansas delay adoption of a proposed AI policy while building a broader technology-use framework after a Kansas personal device restriction law.
7/22/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Orange County Public Schools leaders planned an Orlando, Florida work session on an AI policy requiring educator alignment with state standards and use of district-vetted secure AI systems.
7/21/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Brevard County School Board adopted an AI policy for Florida schools before the new school year, limiting student reliance, requiring principal approval, and adding transparency for parents.
7/21/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Marshfield Board of Education reviewed Wisconsin Act 89-aligned policies, including student AI restrictions, staff reporting duties, and board member conduct rules.
7/9/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Central Bucks School District approved an AI use policy in Pennsylvania requiring district-vetted, FERPA-aligned AI platforms and human-led grading decisions.
6/29/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Akron Public Schools in Ohio will adopt state-aligned AI policy requirements by August 27, restricting student data uploads and certain AI uses in classrooms.
6/25/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Wake County Public School System in North Carolina revised a draft AI policy to require student AI disclosure and ban AI detector programs.
6/17/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Wake County Schools leaders discussed amendments to a district AI usage policy as North Carolina House Bill 301 would mandate a statewide AI policy and local adoption by July 2027.
6/17/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Santa Paula Unified School District adopted board policy 0441 on Feb. 25, 2026 to govern classroom AI pilots with filtering, privacy review, and staff training in California.
6/10/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that public schools will bar student-facing generative AI through eighth grade during the upcoming school year.
9/2/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that public schools will prohibit student-facing generative AI through eighth grade for one school year.
9/2/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced a one-year student generative AI moratorium in New York City public schools, restricting use through eighth grade and establishing supervised high school pilots.
9/2/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
New York City public schools will impose a one-year, age-based moratorium on most student AI tools next week, affecting approximately 600,000 students.
9/2/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
NYC Chancellor Kamar Samuels ordered a temporary pause on new educational software purchases pending completion of an AI policy and procurement review process after public backlash.
7/9/2026 • Public Procurement & Government Deployment • General
The Guilderland School Board discussed a possible school AI policy at its September meeting in Guilderland, New York, but adopted no rules.
9/24/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
In 2024, North Carolina's Department of Public Instruction issued school AI guidance statewide while Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools established separate local rules in Charlotte, North Carolina.
8/27/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Strathcona Girls Grammar in Melbourne expanded a generative AI school policy to support learning, academic integrity, and student privacy with teacher-led guidance.
7/27/2026 • Corporate AI Governance • General
Barrington Board of Education moved a district AI tools policy to first reading while approving refurbished Dell 3100 laptop purchases and federal grant updates for the 2026-2027 budget.
7/16/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Crawfordsville, Indiana school trustees started first reading of a generative AI policy on Thursday, defining classroom use, integrity rules, and staff oversight.
7/13/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
West Milford Board of Education adopted Policy 2365 in 2025-26 to govern student generative AI use in classrooms under academic integrity safeguards.
7/8/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Tucson Unified School District voted on teacher pay and a first read to expand educational AI platform use, with a tie vote keeping current AI access limited to high schools for now.
5/28/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Ninety-eight high school students from all 50 states developed and approved The STUDENTS FIRST Act in Boston to guide school AI policies.
8/7/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General
Additional
Tucson Unified School District board members voted on July 1 teacher pay increases and a tied proposal to expand educational AI platform use to middle schools.
5/28/2026 • Sector-Specific AI Regulation • General