Watchung Hills NJ AI policy 2365 (2026)
Watchung Hills Regional High School District, NJ — Policy 2365 Acceptable Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Watchung Hills Regional High School District, NJ · Watchung Hills Regional BOE Policy 2365 (adopted 2026-07-14)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- July 14, 2026
- Applies to
- Students, teachers and administrators of the Watchung Hills Regional High School District.
Policy 2365 permits but does not mandate generative AI use, leaving per-assignment discretion to the teacher, who must state the permitted level using a three-tier AI Use Scale: Level 0 Red (no AI, individual effort only), Level 1 Yellow (AI-assisted brainstorming, outlining, grammar, clarity, tone and formatting) and Level 2 Green (co-creation with human oversight and demonstrated comprehension). Students must disclose and cite AI use under uniform district citation standards, including the prompt used or a link to the chat transcript where feasible. The policy prohibits submitting fully AI-generated work as one's own, generating deceptive content or imagery, harassment or misrepresentation via AI, and entering personally identifiable information — names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial data, IEPs, photos or video — into public AI models.
Who is protected: Students of the district, through disclosure requirements, a prohibition on entering personally identifiable information into public AI models, and due-process protections before any academic-integrity determination.
Legal detail
Binds students, teachers and administrators. Staff must communicate the allowed AI level per assignment and may validate suspected misuse through student interview, document revision history and prior work samples. The district designates AI coordinators and approves specific platforms (Google Workspace/Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Canva, Adobe) subject to FERPA and COPPA compliance. Violations are treated as academic integrity infractions or computer resource misuse, with consequences following the progressive discipline matrices in Policy/Regulation 2361 and due process under Policy/Regulation 5600; a student conference, evidence review and parent notification are required before a determination.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Watchung Hills Regional High School District, NJ |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Strength | Moderate |
| Enacted | July 14, 2026 |
| Citation | Watchung Hills Regional BOE Policy 2365 (adopted 2026-07-14) |
| Topics | education AI · government use of AI · consumer data privacy |
| Agency page | Watchung Hills Regional Board of Education Policy 2365 — Acceptable Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), adopted 14 July 2026 |
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