Caroline County MD schools AI policy (2026)

Caroline County Public Schools (CCPS), Md. — Board of Education artificial intelligence policy adopted at the board's monthly meeting in early August 2026 and incorporated into the district's existing ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY rather than standing alone. GOVERNING PRINCIPLE: AI may be used 'only in ways that enhance, and never replace, the professional judgment of educators, counselors, and school leaders.' THREE CONDITIONS ON ANY DISTRICT AI USE: it must (a) serve clear educational or operational purposes, (b) protect the rights and safety of students and staff, and (c) comply with all applicable federal and Maryland law. STUDENT-FACING RULE: AI should support, not replace, student work, and should not replace student thinking or academic integrity. ENUMERATED PROHIBITIONS: the policy lists MORE THAN 23 PROHIBITED USES of technology and AI. The enumerated-list structure is the distinguishing feature — most district AI policies in this dataset state principles and delegate application, whereas an explicit prohibition list is checkable by staff, students and parents against a concrete fact pattern and is enforceable without interpretive dispute. STATUTORY DRIVER: MARYLAND SENATE BILL 720 (2026) requires the Maryland State Department of Education to establish artificial intelligence guidelines for local school systems, educators, parents and students, delivered through an online platform; Maryland local school systems face a FALL 2026 DEADLINE for their own AI policies (Maryland Association of Counties, Conduit Street, 2026-09-10). PEER ACTION: the Talbot County school board passed its own AI policy in the same period. NOTE FOR RECONCILIATION: MD SB 720 is carried in this dataset only as the LegiScan stub legiscan-md-sb720 and has not been independently researched or written up \u2014 it is the state-level parent of a whole cohort of Maryland district policies and should be entered properly.