AI in education laws by state
AI Laws USA tracks 136 U.S. AI rules on education AI across federal, state, county, and city government. Each entry links to its official source.
Federal education AI rules (4)
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In effect
FTC v. Evolv
FTC · Effective December 5, 2024 · Federal Trade Commission v. Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-12940 (D. Mass. Nov. 26, 2024)
The FTC settled with Evolv Technology in November 2024 over claims it falsely marketed its AI-powered scanners as accurately detecting weapons in schools and venues, when in fact the systems missed weapons (including the knife in the Utica, NY school stabbing) and flagged everyday objects. Customers can cancel contracts.
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In effect
ED AI in Education Report
United States · Effective May 24, 2023 · ED OET Report (May 24, 2023)
The Education Department's first major AI report set federal policy direction for AI in K-12 and higher education — calling for human-centered design, educator oversight, equity safeguards, and a moratorium on high-stakes uses of AI to evaluate students or teachers without strong evidence and oversight.
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2026-07087
United States · ED 2026-07087
The Department of Education (Department) announces one priority and related definitions for use in currently authorized discretionary grant programs or programs that may be authorized in the future. The Secretary may choose to use an entire priority for a grant program or a particular competition or use one or more of the priority's component parts. This priority and definitions augment the initial set of three Secretary's Supplemental Priorities on Evidence- Based Literacy, Educational Choice, and Returning Education to the States published as final priorities on September 9, 2025; the additi
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Proposed / pending
S. 5225 K–12 AI Literacy and Readiness Act
United States · S. 5225, 119th Congress
This Senate bill would let states and school districts use existing federal K-12 education funds for teaching students to use AI safely and responsibly. It would also allow the funds to pay for training teachers, administrators, librarians and support staff on AI. It is the Senate version of House bill H.R. 8747.
State education AI rules (42)
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Enacted (not yet in effect)
California AB 2071 digital wellness curriculum (2026)
California · Effective January 1, 2027 · Cal. A.B. 2071 (2025-2026 Reg. Sess.) — digital wellness in middle and high school health education (signed September 10, 2026; effective January 1, 2027)
California Assembly Bill 2071 integrates DIGITAL WELLNESS into middle and high school health classes. Students are to be taught to identify unhealthy technology habits, protect their personal safety, and EVALUATE THE CREDIBILITY OF DIGITAL CONTENT — which is media and AI literacy placed inside the health curriculum rather than a computer science elective. Governor Newsom signed it on September 10, 2026. Two things distinguish this bill. It was CO-AUTHORED BY STUDENTS, which is unusual for any statute and especially for one governing their own schooling. And it was publicly SUPPORTED by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which opposed AB 1709 in the same signing package on First Amendment grounds. EFF praised AB 2071 as 'an affirmative and constitutional way' to approach youth online safety, on the principle that real digital safety comes from preparation, not isolation. That contrast is the reason this entry sits alongside the restriction-based measures rather than being treated as a minor curriculum bill: California signed, on a single day, both a measure that limits what minors may access and a measure that equips them to handle it, and the civil liberties community drew a sharp line between the two approaches.
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Illinois HB 3851 — deepfake cyberbullying in schools (2026)
Illinois · Effective July 1, 2026 · Ill. H.B. 3851, 104th Gen. Assemb. (eff. July 1, 2026) (amending the Ill. School Code)
Illinois has written AI deepfakes into the part of the School Code that governs bullying. Under House Bill 3851, signed in August 2025 and effective July 1, 2026, the statutory definition of 'cyber-bullying' now includes posting or distributing an unauthorized digital replica of a student by electronic means. A digital replica means an AI-generated or electronically altered representation of a person's voice, image or likeness; it is unauthorized when the depicted person did not consent. The law also makes explicit that bullying includes posting or distributing sexually explicit images. The practical effect is jurisdictional: school districts can now act on deepfake incidents under their bullying policies, rather than being left to argue about whether an AI-generated image of a student counts as bullying at all. The change applies from the 2026-2027 school year, and districts across Illinois had to update their policies and procedures to match. Alongside it, the Illinois State Board of Education was required to develop statewide guidance on artificial intelligence in schools by July 1, 2026, expected to cover AI-generated false representations of individuals. The problem is not hypothetical: a 2024 Center for Democracy & Technology survey found 40% of K-12 public school students knew of a deepfake involving someone at their school, and 15% knew of a sexually explicit deepfake depicting a member of their school community, while more than 60% of teachers said their school had not shared any policy on AI-generated sexual imagery.
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Maryland AI Ready Schools Act, SB 720 (2026)
Maryland · Effective June 1, 2026 · Md. S.B. 720 (2026 Reg. Sess.), Md. Laws ch. 634 (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act), effective June 1, 2026
Maryland enacted the Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act on May 26, 2026, when Governor Wes Moore signed Senate Bill 720 into law as Chapter 634. It took effect on June 1, 2026. The law does five things. It requires the Maryland State Department of Education to give AI guidance and best practices to local education agencies, educators, parents and students. It requires every local school system to CREATE ITS OWN POLICY governing the use of artificial intelligence — that is the mandate that produced the wave of Maryland district AI policies in summer 2026. It establishes the Maryland AI Education Collaborative on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 Education to study, report on and make recommendations about AI use in each local school system; the Collaborative is temporary and ends May 31, 2028. It requires MSDE to develop and publish a RUBRIC and other evaluative tools so districts can assess AI products, and districts must use that rubric, rather than each district improvising its own vendor review. And it requires AI literacy to be built into the state's computer science and workforce preparation standards for kindergarten through grade twelve by June 1, 2027, alongside professional development for educators and school leaders. The compliance clock is the part districts feel: each local school system must have an aligned policy within 120 days of the release of the MSDE guidance. Caroline County's policy, indexed separately, is one of the resulting district policies.
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Ohio statewide school AI policy mandate (2026)
Ohio · Effective September 30, 2025 · Ohio — statutory requirement that public school districts adopt an artificial intelligence policy (effective for the 2026-27 school year)
Under a new state law, every Ohio public school district is REQUIRED to adopt a formal artificial intelligence policy, with the requirement biting as the 2026-27 school year began. Ohio is reported as the FIRST STATE IN THE NATION to impose such a requirement. Districts have a choice of route: they may customize their own guidelines, or they may adopt the policy created by the Ohio Department of Education. That second option is what makes the mandate workable. A requirement that every district write an AI policy from scratch would fall hardest on small and rural districts with no technology staff and no capacity to evaluate vendor claims; offering a state-drafted model means compliance is achievable everywhere, and a district that does nothing else can still adopt the default. Maryland took a similar approach in the same period through its AI Ready Schools Act, which requires every local education agency to adopt a policy within 120 days of state guidance and directs the state to publish an evaluative rubric for AI tools — but Ohio is credited with being first to make the district policy itself mandatory. The state mandate requires districts to set official guidelines governing how STUDENTS AND STAFF use AI in the classroom, and local leaders are described as balancing classroom integration against safeguards for privacy, academic integrity and foundational learning.
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Enacted (not yet in effect)
Florida State Board of Education AI rules, K-12 and state colleges (2026)
Florida · Fla. State Board of Education — two artificial intelligence rule sets for K-12 schools and the state college system, adopted unanimously September 16, 2026
Florida's State Board of Education unanimously approved two new sets of artificial intelligence rules on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 — one covering K-12 schools, the other covering Florida's state colleges. They are not bans. Henry Mack said the state is not trying to ban the technology: 'We've never banned access to computers in the classroom, we've never banned access to the internet, and likewise we'll never ban access to AI. It's about using it prudently and effectively.' What the K-12 rule actually does is push the decision down and add a consent gate. Every school district in Florida will have to develop LOCAL POLICIES governing which AI tools can be used and how they can be used. And parents will be NOTIFIED when certain AI instructional tools are approved, and will have to GIVE PERMISSION BEFORE THEIR CHILD DIRECTLY INTERACTS WITH THEM. That parental-consent requirement is the substantive protection here and it is stronger than the disclosure-only posture of most state education AI guidance. Not everyone on the board was comfortable. Member Layla Collins raised concerns about students becoming too reliant on the technology — 'It should not replace learning good practices' — and Mack agreed the goal is to complement rather than replace learning. The Florida Education Association's vice president, Carol Gauronskas, said she is pleased overall but that the test is implementation: whether it becomes more work for districts or something smoothly implemented. AI is already deployed in Florida districts — Hillsborough County teachers use the MagicSchool AI platform.
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Enacted (not yet in effect)
CA AB 2148 no-AI school employees (2026)
CA · Effective January 1, 2027 · Cal. AB 2148 (2025-26 Reg. Sess.) — signed June 30, 2026; eff. Jan. 1, 2027
California AB 2148, signed by Governor Newsom on June 30, 2026, requires that all employees and independent contractors working directly with students in California public schools be natural persons — human beings — rather than AI systems or automated entities. The bill passed the Assembly 76-0 and the Senate 38-0, reflecting broad bipartisan agreement that student-facing school roles require human accountability. It takes effect January 1, 2027.
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Idaho S1227 (AI in K-12 schools)
Idaho · Effective July 1, 2026 · Idaho S.B. 1227, 2026 Idaho Sess. Laws ch. 71
Idaho directs the State Department of Education to build a statewide framework for generative AI use in K-12 schools, emphasizing human oversight, accessibility, student privacy, and academic integrity. Each school district and public charter school must adopt its own generative-AI use policy aligned with that framework. AI education-technology vendors must disclose their use of machine learning, predictive analytics, and generative AI and provide data-protection assurances.
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Utah HB 273 (AI in school core standards + required LEA AI policies)
Utah · Effective July 1, 2026 · Utah Code 53E-4-202, 53G-7-228 to -229, 53G-7-1401 to -1403 (H.B. 273, 2026)
Utah requires the State Board of Education to add AI to its core computer science standards and publish a model policy on classroom AI use, and every local education agency must adopt an AI-use policy based on that model. The model policy bars AI from independently grading work or making high-stakes student decisions, requires written notice to parents when instruction uses generative AI, and prohibits uses like biometric surveillance. An LEA that fails to adopt the required policies risks losing certain state funding.
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Virginia SB 394 (AI-in-schools guidance, board policies, pilot)
Virginia · Effective July 1, 2026 · Va. Code 22.1-20.2:1 (new); SB 394 (2026)
Virginia directed its Department of Education to study how AI is currently used in public-school instruction and publish guidance for safe, ethical, and equitable AI use in the classroom, addressing student data privacy, teacher training, transparency, and bias. Each local school board must adopt aligned policies. The law also creates an 'AIS Innovation in Education' pilot program, prioritizing high-poverty, rural, and under-resourced divisions, sunsetting July 1, 2030.
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SUNY Systemwide Artificial Intelligence Policy
State University of New York (SUNY) · Effective April 30, 2026 · SUNY Systemwide Artificial Intelligence Policy
SUNY's Board of Trustees approved a systemwide AI policy requiring all 64 campuses to adopt AI governance, bias evaluation, data-privacy safeguards, and heightened oversight of high-risk systems affecting students by December 31, 2026.
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In effect
Artificial Intelligence Framework for Utah P-12 Education: G
Utah State Board of Education (USBE) · Effective March 1, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence Framework for Utah P-12 Education: Guidance on the Use of AI in Our Schools
Utah's state board of education issued an AI framework guiding students, staff, and communities on responsible and prohibited use of generative AI, with special considerations for safety, security, and privacy.
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AI Model Policy for Ohio Districts and Schools
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce · Effective January 6, 2026 · AI Model Policy for Ohio Districts and Schools
Ohio's education department released a state model AI policy that all public, community, and STEM schools must adopt (or customize) a formal AI policy from by July 1, 2026, covering student/staff use, privacy, ethics, and vendor evaluation.
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In effect
Guidance for the Safe and Effective Use of Artificial Intell
California Department of Education · Effective January 1, 2026 · Guidance for the Safe and Effective Use of Artificial Intelligence in California Public Schools
California's education department issued voluntary guidance for K-12 districts covering human-centered AI, AI literacy, equitable access, academic integrity, data privacy (FERPA/COPPA/CCPA/SOPIPA), and procurement.
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In effect
Minnesota State systemwide Generative AI guidance and approv
Minnesota State (Minnesota State Colleges and Universities) · Effective July 3, 2025 · Minnesota State systemwide Generative AI guidance and approved-tools policy
Minnesota State issues systemwide generative-AI guidance authorizing secured tools like Microsoft Copilot, blocking services such as Otter.AI and Fireflies.AI for security, and ensuring system data is not used to train external AI models.
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Nevada AB 406 (no AI replacing school counselors)
Nevada · Effective July 1, 2025 · 2025 Nev. Stat., AB 406, Sec. 2 (amending NRS ch. 391)
Nevada prohibits public schools, including charter schools, from using artificial intelligence to perform the mental-health-related functions and duties of a school counselor, school psychologist, or school social worker. The law directs the Nevada Department of Education to develop a policy governing how those school employees may use AI when providing therapy, counseling, or other mental or behavioral health services to students.
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New Mexico AI Guidance for K-12 Education 1.0
New Mexico Public Education Department · Effective May 1, 2025 · New Mexico AI Guidance for K-12 Education 1.0
New Mexico's education department published a K-12 AI handbook covering AI literacy, guiding principles for ethical use, and a framework for responsible AI integration in classrooms.
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Board of Regents Policy 6.28, Use of Artificial Intelligence
University System of Georgia (USG) · Effective April 16, 2025 · Board of Regents Policy 6.28, Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Academic Contexts
The USG Board of Regents adopted a policy requiring all 26 institutions to establish ethical, responsible, and secure AI-use policies integrated into their academic-integrity codes.
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WVDE Artificial Intelligence Guidance (v1.2)
West Virginia Department of Education · Effective March 1, 2025 · WVDE Artificial Intelligence Guidance (v1.2)
West Virginia's education department published AI guidance supporting superintendents, district staff, and educators in safely integrating generative AI into instruction, administration, and district operations aligned with state board policies.
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UT System Policy IT0002 / procedure, Acceptable Use of Gener
University of Tennessee System · Effective March 1, 2025 · UT System Policy IT0002 / procedure, Acceptable Use of Generative AI
The University of Tennessee System's acceptable-use policy for generative AI bars entering FERPA/HIPAA-protected and confidential data into AI tools and requires independent verification and disclosure of AI-generated content.
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CSU AI-Empowered University System initiative and systemwide
California State University (CSU System) · Effective February 4, 2025 · CSU AI-Empowered University System initiative and systemwide ChatGPT Edu deployment
CSU announced a first-in-the-nation systemwide AI initiative giving all 23 campuses' 460,000+ students and 63,000+ faculty/staff access to ChatGPT Edu plus AI Commons training and academic-use resources.
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Texas A&M System Regulation 29.01.05, Artificial Intelligenc
Texas A&M University System · Effective December 10, 2024 · Texas A&M System Regulation 29.01.05, Artificial Intelligence
The Texas A&M University System's AI regulation governs all AI activities system-wide, requiring AI inventories, data classification, bias audits, safeguards against algorithmic discrimination, and academic-integrity citation rules.
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Artificial Intelligence in Louisiana Schools: Guidance for K
Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) · Effective August 28, 2024 · Artificial Intelligence in Louisiana Schools: Guidance for K-12 Schools
Louisiana's education department, acting on its AI Task Force recommendations, released K-12 AI guidance including a four-tier use system (AI-Empowered/Enhanced/Assisted/Prohibited) and a cyclical framework for policy, stakeholders, and monitoring.
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Colorado Roadmap for AI in K-12 Education
Colorado Department of Education · Effective August 1, 2024 · Colorado Roadmap for AI in K-12 Education
Colorado's education department (with the Colorado Education Initiative) published a statewide roadmap providing K-12 districts practical strategies and resources for integrating AI into teaching and learning.
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Empowering Lifelong Learning: AI Guidance for Enhancing K-12
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) · Effective July 29, 2024 · Empowering Lifelong Learning: AI Guidance for Enhancing K-12 and Library Education
Wisconsin's education department released 22-page guidance for K-12 classrooms and libraries covering core AI concepts, ethics/data policy, security, professional development, and curriculum integration.
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In effect
Human-Centered AI Guidance for K-12 Public Schools
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) · Effective July 1, 2024 · Human-Centered AI Guidance for K-12 Public Schools
Washington's state superintendent issued 'Human-AI-Human' guidance for K-12 schools covering AI foundations, classroom implementation, ethical considerations, policy suggestions, and privacy compliance.
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AI Policy Template for Local Education Agencies
Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) · Effective June 1, 2024 · AI Policy Template for Local Education Agencies
Alabama's education department released a customizable AI policy template for LEAs built on eight pillars (strategy, governance, data privacy/security, procurement, implementation, competency, risk management, effectiveness).
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SUNY generative-AI education initiative (Empire AI / systemw
State University of New York (SUNY) · Effective May 9, 2024 · SUNY generative-AI education initiative (Empire AI / systemwide AI chatbot program)
New York and SUNY launched a systemwide generative-AI education program described as the largest LLM-enabled education system, providing customized tutoring while pledging to protect privacy and academic integrity.
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In effect
Artificial Intelligence: Guidance for K-12 Classrooms
Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) · Effective April 5, 2024 · Artificial Intelligence: Guidance for K-12 Classrooms
Mississippi's education department published procedural guidance and instructional strategies for district and school leaders and teachers on appropriate AI use, including definitions, classroom impact, and policy-development considerations.
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Repealed / replaced
VA EO 30 (2024)
VA · Effective January 18, 2024 · Va. Exec. Order No. 30 (Jan. 18, 2024), rescinded by Va. Exec. Order No. 22 (Sept. 18, 2026)
RESCINDED SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 by Executive Order 22 (2026) — see va-eo-22-2026-dc-accountability-ai-task-force. The instrument is no longer in force, but the guidance it produced is: EO 22's rescission clause preserves the policies, standards and guidelines published under EO 30 until they are replaced. Historically: Governor Youngkin's EO 30 directed the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) to issue AI policy and IT standards for state agencies, develop K-12 and higher-ed AI education guidelines, set law-enforcement AI standards, and create a Virginia AI Task Force. Spanberger's EO 22 replaces the task force with a new rapid-response AI Task Force under different leadership.
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NC Generative AI Implementation Recommendations and Consider
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) · Effective January 16, 2024 · NC Generative AI Implementation Recommendations and Considerations for PK-13 Public Schools
North Carolina's education department released a generative AI guidebook (including the 'EVERY' responsible-use framework) covering leadership, human capacity, curriculum, data privacy, and technology infrastructure for public schools.
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- CCC systemwide AI guidance and HUMANS responsible-AI framewo · California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office · In effect
- Penn State systemwide Generative AI Guidelines · Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) · In effect
- Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in K-12 Classrooms G · Oregon Department of Education · In effect
- Commissioner's Determination Prohibiting Facial Recognition · New York State Education Department · In effect
- New York Biometrics in Schools Ban (statewide prohibition on · New York State (Education Law / biometrics ban) · In effect
- UC Responsible AI Principles and AI Council governance frame · University of California (UC System) · In effect
- Colorado AI Act (repealed) · Colorado · Repealed / replaced
- SF5231 · MN · Expired
- HF5125 · MN · Expired
- PA HB 2786 school AI policy requirement · Pennsylvania · Proposed / pending
- PA HB 2787 ban on AI for school mental health services · Pennsylvania · Proposed / pending
- PR P. del S. 348 (AI in Schools) · Puerto Rico · Proposed / pending
County education AI rules (13)
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York School District SC AI Responsible Use policy (2026)
York County, SC · Effective August 11, 2026 · York School District, S.C. — Artificial Intelligence Responsible Use policy (adopted August 11, 2026, unanimous Board of Trustees vote)
The York School District is the FIRST of York County, South Carolina's four school districts to enact an official policy for 'ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESPONSIBLE USE.' The district's Board of Trustees approved it unanimously in August 2026, as York County's districts made decisions about screen time, AI and technology use for the returning 2026-27 school year. The 'first in the county' framing is the part worth recording, because it marks where the diffusion curve actually was in South Carolina. Ohio had by then become the first state to REQUIRE every public school district to have an AI policy, and Maryland's AI Ready Schools Act obliges every local education agency to adopt one within 120 days of state guidance. South Carolina had no such mandate, so districts there were acting one at a time and on their own initiative — and in York County, three of four still had not. A district adopting voluntarily in a state without a mandate is doing something different from one complying with a deadline: it has to write or source the policy itself, with no state model to fall back on. The contrast with Ohio's approach, where a district that does nothing else can simply adopt the state's own model policy, is the practical argument for state-level mandates with default text. The policy's substantive terms are not stated in the located source.
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Brevard Public Schools FL AI policy 7540.08 (2026)
Brevard County, FL · Effective July 28, 2026 · Brevard Cnty. Sch. Bd. Policy 7540.08 (adopted July 28, 2026)
The Brevard County School Board adopted Policy 7540.08 on artificial intelligence at its July 28, 2026 meeting, setting boundaries for AI use across the district before the new school year. Every AI application or tool has to be vetted for privacy, data security and educational value before it can be used. Students' personal information may not be entered into or submitted to any AI system. Anything an AI generates must support Florida's state-mandated curriculum and standards, and teachers and other educators must check AI-generated content for accuracy, bias and appropriateness rather than using it as-is. Teachers need permission from a supervisor before bringing AI into their classrooms or curriculum. The policy was not adopted without friction: at an earlier board workshop, District 1 board chair Megan Wright said she found the AI world 'extremely uncomfortable' and thought parts of the policy were confusing. Brevard is one of Florida's larger districts, covering the Space Coast.
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Wakulla County FL schools AI policy (2026)
Wakulla County, FL · Effective July 27, 2026 · Wakulla County School District, Fla. — artificial intelligence policy guideline (approved July 27, 2026)
The Wakulla County School Board approved an AI policy guideline at its meeting on July 27, 2026, ahead of the school year. Wakulla took the permissive route — the district ALLOWS the use of AI — but attached three concrete conditions that matter more than the permission. First, users may not upload personally identifiable information into any AI tool or platform unless the district authorizes it. That is a data-protection rule with real teeth in a school setting, where the PII at stake is children's. Second, employees are expected not to rely on AI output without reviewing it for accuracy AND BIAS — naming bias explicitly, not just error. Third, students may not use AI to complete assignments in place of their own thinking. Superintendent Richard Myhre framed the district's approach simply: the idea behind AI is to use it to strengthen the district's processes. Wakulla County is a small coastal district south of Tallahassee. Its policy arrived as Florida districts across the state were writing AI rules for the 2026-27 year and as the Florida State Board of Education moved to regulate AI in public colleges and K-12 schools — so this district policy sits underneath a state framework that was still forming.
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Tucson Unified School District AI policy revisions (2026)
Tucson, AZ · Effective September 1, 2026 · Tucson Unified School District, Ariz. — AI policy revisions adopted 3-2 (2026)
Tucson Unified School District's governing board approved a trio of AI policy revisions in a close 3-2 vote, and the direction is the opposite of most school AI measures in this dataset: TUSD EXPANDED student access rather than restricting it. The revisions do three things. They EXPAND THE AI DEFINITION TO INCLUDE AGENTIC AI — systems that take actions rather than only generating text, which most district policies written a year earlier do not contemplate at all. They ALLOW MIDDLE SCHOOLERS access to approved AI-enhanced platforms such as CodeHS and Canva. And they ADDRESS EMBEDDED AI IN PRODUCTIVITY SUITES, which is the provision most districts are missing entirely — AI features now ship inside the word processors and presentation tools schools already license, so a policy that governs only standalone AI tools does not reach most of the AI a student actually touches. The dissent is recorded because it is substantive rather than procedural. Board members Val Romero and Sadie Shaw voted no, and Shaw explained why: 'I do think our district needs to have a policy, but personally, I would like our policy to be more prohibitive.' That is a disagreement about direction inside a district that already accepts it needs rules. Set against New York City's one-year prohibition for grades 2-K through 8, and Haddonfield New Jersey's proposed K-5 ban, TUSD represents the permissive pole of the same 2026 debate — and it arrived there by two votes.
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FCPS formal generative AI restrictions — elementary ban, secondary authorization required
Fairfax County Public Schools, VA · Effective August 1, 2026 · Fairfax County Public Schools School Board formal policy action on generative AI restrictions (adopted July 23, 2026; effective SY 2026-27)
The Fairfax County School Board voted on July 23, 2026 to adopt formal generative AI restrictions that take effect for the 2026-27 school year. Elementary students are prohibited from using any generative AI tools. Secondary students may only use generative AI if they receive written authorization from a principal, superintendent, or designee for a specific project. Pre-K and kindergarten students are banned from using school-issued tablets and laptops, with exceptions for students whose IEP, 504 plan, or multilingual learner status requires device access. The restrictions supersede the district's prior interim guidance (FCPS Forward: AI & The Future of Learning, September 2025), which had approved certain tools including Adobe Express and a ChatGPT pilot for teachers. Parental opt-out for school-issued devices and a YouTube content firewall were also under consideration.
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Board Policy O-AIU and CMS Generative AI Guidance (2025-26)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NC · Effective October 28, 2025 · Board Policy O-AIU and CMS Generative AI Guidance (2025-26)
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board approved Board Policy O-AIU on Oct. 28, 2025, requiring an AI committee to review any AI system using staff or student data, mandating FERPA-compliant vetting, age-appropriate tools, and barring AI from replacing human decision-making.
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District Policy 3750 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use
Washington County School District, UT · Effective September 8, 2025 · District Policy 3750 - Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use
Washington County (UT) School District's board policy frames AI as a teacher assistant requiring human oversight, generally prohibits using confidential or FERPA-protected student data with AI tools, and bars students from using AI to plagiarize, generate deepfakes, or bypass security filters.
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Board directive to develop comprehensive AI use guidelines (
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL · Effective August 12, 2025 · Board directive to develop comprehensive AI use guidelines (tiered framework)
The Miami-Dade County Public Schools board approved a measure directing staff to create comprehensive ethical AI guidelines for students and teachers, including a tiered use framework and misuse-consequences, with recommendations due back to the board.
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Board Policy 2130 (Emerging Technologies) and HCPS Artificia
Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL · Effective June 2, 2025 · Board Policy 2130 (Emerging Technologies) and HCPS Artificial Intelligence Implementation Guide
Hillsborough County Public Schools adopted Board Policy 2130 and an AI Implementation Guide setting age-based generative-AI limits (no unsupervised use before 8th grade; written parental consent and teacher approval thereafter) built on six guiding principles.
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BCPS AI Task Force resources and districtwide AI (Microsoft
Broward County Public Schools, FL · Effective November 1, 2024 · BCPS AI Task Force resources and districtwide AI (Microsoft Copilot) rollout guidance
Broward County Public Schools stood up an AI Task Force in November 2024 that produced responsible-use resources for administrators, teachers, and students alongside a large districtwide Microsoft Copilot rollout addressing academic integrity and AI literacy.
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Central Bucks School District GoGuardian Beacon Student Moni
Central Bucks School District, PA · Effective March 1, 2023 · Central Bucks School District GoGuardian Beacon Student Monitoring Trial
Central Bucks SD (PA) authorized a district-wide trial of GoGuardian Beacon to conduct 24/7 AI monitoring of middle- and high-school students' online activity on district devices, with a potential $114,000+ subscription pending trial-data review.
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Proposed / pending
Policy Code 1910 Generative Artificial Intelligence (draft)
Wake County Public School System, NC · Policy Code 1910 Generative Artificial Intelligence (draft)
Wake County Public School System advanced draft Policy 1910 on generative AI on June 17, 2026, which discourages AI detectors, requires students to disclose and explain AI use and cite it, and bars sharing student PII with certain AI systems, pending board approval.
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Proposed / pending
Fort Bend ISD GoGuardian Web Content Filter and Student Moni
Fort Bend Independent School District, TX · Fort Bend ISD GoGuardian Web Content Filter and Student Monitoring Procurement
Fort Bend ISD's board approved a procurement of GoGuardian web content filtering and monitoring modules not to exceed $1.6 million over five years, part of a wave of Houston-area districts (including Humble ISD and Cypress-Fairbanks ISD) deploying AI-driven student-device monitoring.
City / local education AI rules (77)
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NYC DOE Generative AI Moratorium (K-8, 2026-27)
New York City, NY · Effective September 2, 2026 · NYC DOE Chancellor Regulation — Generative AI Moratorium (Sept. 2, 2026); announced by Mayor Mamdani and Chancellor Samuels
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels imposed a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for grades pre-K (2-K) through 8th grade across New York City public schools, effective for the 2026-2027 school year. Affects approximately 600,000 students — nearly two-thirds of the city's 900,000-student enrollment. Companion chatbots prohibited across all grades. Over 38 previously-allowed programs discontinued or disabled. Five limited AI pilots allowed for up to 50,000 high school students in general education; all high schoolers gain twice-yearly AI literacy classes. A new Technology in Schools Coalition will study outcomes and publish recommendations. The nation's largest school district becomes the most restrictive on student AI use in the country.
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NYC schools generative AI moratorium through 8th grade (2026)
New York City, NY · Effective September 2, 2026 · New York City Public Schools — generative AI moratorium for grades 2-K through 8 (announced September 2, 2026, effective school year 2026-27)
On September 2, 2026 New York City announced a one-year ban on student use of generative artificial intelligence in its public schools from 2-K through eighth grade. It is the broadest generative AI moratorium adopted by any school system in the United States, and because New York City runs the country's largest school district it reaches roughly 600,000 students — about two-thirds of the district's enrollment. Student-facing AI tools and companion chatbots are prohibited for those grades while a coalition of educators, parents, experts and elected officials studies what the technology does to children and recommends what should happen next. The policy is not a blanket prohibition. There are carve-outs for students with disabilities and multilingual learners, and for settings such as career readiness programs and computer science. High school is treated differently again: public high schoolers will take two AI critical thinking classes during the 2026-27 school year, and a small number of high school classrooms will be allowed to use AI pilot platforms under a teacher's direct supervision. The same announcement set new limits on classroom screen time. The distinction worth holding onto is that the district paused AI use by young students while requiring older students to study AI — a restriction paired with a literacy requirement rather than a simple ban.
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NY School FR Moratorium (Rochester effects)
Rochester, NY · Effective December 22, 2020 · Part BB of ch. 56 of Laws of 2020; N.Y. Educ. Law 2-d-1
New York State law triggered by Lockport City SD's facial recognition deployment bars schools statewide — including Rochester-area districts — from acquiring or using biometric identifying technology without state authorization.
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LAUSD student generative AI moratorium (2026)
Los Angeles, CA · Effective September 2, 2026 · L.A. Unified Sch. Dist. — Student Generative AI Moratorium (2026-27 school year)
Los Angeles Unified has blocked student access to generative AI tools on district-issued devices for all grades, beginning with the 2026-27 school year. Administrators confirmed it at a committee meeting on September 2, 2026. The change is significant in scale — roughly 378,000 students in the second-largest school district in the United States — and it is a reversal: before 2026-27, students aged 13 and over could use generative AI after completing a guidelines course. Two things distinguish it from New York City's restriction announced days earlier. First, NYC's moratorium covers 2-K through 8th grade with carve-outs; LAUSD's covers all students on district devices. Second, LAUSD's arrived administratively rather than by board policy: officials implemented it to comply with the district's new screen time policy, and board members and parents learned of it afterwards. Board member Nick Melvoin said it was not well publicised and encouraged the district to do more. That procedural route matters for how durable the measure is — it was an implementation decision, not a governing-board vote, and could be revisited the same way.
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Watchung Hills NJ AI policy 2365 (2026)
Watchung Hills Regional High School District, NJ · Effective July 14, 2026 · Watchung Hills Regional BOE Policy 2365 (adopted 2026-07-14)
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.
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Blanchester OH schools AI policy EDEC (Jun. 29, 2026)
Blanchester, OH · Effective June 29, 2026 · Blanchester Local Schools (OH) Board of Education, policy EDEC adoption, June 29, 2026, under Ohio HB 96 mandate
The Blanchester Local Schools board in Clinton County, Ohio adopted a district artificial intelligence policy (policy EDEC) on June 29, 2026, meeting the July 1, 2026 deadline set by Ohio House Bill 96. HB 96 made Ohio the first state in the nation to require every school district to adopt an AI policy — the statewide mandate is the context that makes this small-district adoption notable. The policy governs AI use in the district under the state-mandated framework.
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Portland Public Schools genAI pause (Jun. 23, 2026)
Portland, OR · Effective June 23, 2026 · Portland Public Schools (OR) Board of Education unanimous resolution via budget amendment, June 23, 2026, pausing generative AI expansion
The Portland Public Schools board in Oregon voted unanimously on June 23, 2026 to pause the expansion of generative AI in the district. Adopted as a budget amendment championed by board member La Forte, the resolution requires district staff to report back within 120 days on the district's inventory of generative AI tools, its contracts, and how vendors handle student data — and requires advance board authorization before the district signs any generative AI contract. The pause puts elected-board oversight between AI vendors and Oregon's largest school district while the data practices are examined.
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Ralston NE school board staff AI use policy (2026)
Ralston Public Schools, NE · Effective July 27, 2026 · Ralston Public Schools, Neb. — board policy governing staff use of artificial intelligence tools (July 2026)
Ralston's school board approved a new policy governing STAFF USE of artificial intelligence tools, adopted alongside the 2026-27 staff handbook, annual teacher training requirements and other revisions. The STAFF focus is what distinguishes it. Most school-district AI policies in this dataset are framed around STUDENTS — academic integrity, which tools pupils may use, whether AI-assisted work counts as their own. A policy aimed at STAFF use addresses a different and in some respects more consequential set of risks: a teacher pasting student work, disciplinary records or IEP content into a consumer chatbot is disclosing protected education records to a third party, which implicates FERPA rather than any honour code. Adopting it in the same motion as the staff handbook and teacher training requirements suggests it is being treated as an employment and professional-practice matter rather than a curriculum one, which is probably the right frame. What the policy actually requires is not established here.
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Onalaska WI AI policy 7540.08 revision (2026)
School District of Onalaska, WI · Effective July 13, 2026 · School District of Onalaska Policy 7540.08 (revised 2026-07-13)
The Onalaska Board of Education approved a revision to Policy 7540.08 — Artificial Intelligence at its 2026-07-13 regular meeting; the signed minutes record 'Motion by T. Marshik, second by B. Haefs, to approve Policy 7540.08 - Artificial Intelligence. Motion carried.' The policy as currently published binds both students and staff, states that the district recognizes the potential benefits of AI, authorizes the Superintendent to support AI use aligned with district mission and goals, and requires all AI implementation to comply with state and federal law. Students who violate the policy face discipline up to suspension or expulsion, staff face discipline up to suspension or termination, and the administration will refer any illegal acts to law enforcement.
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Hillsborough County FL Public Schools Board Policy 2130
Tampa, FL · Effective June 2, 2026 · Hillsborough County FL Public Schools Board Policy 2130 — Emerging Technologies + AI Implementation Guide (2026-06-02)
Adopted Board Policy 2130 with an AI Implementation Guide; authorizes vetted AI primarily for teacher use, withholds student access to the enterprise platform initially, and is extending to AI smart-glasses restrictions in classrooms.
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Henrico County VA Schools AI Policy 5-6.6
Henrico, VA · Effective May 12, 2026 · Henrico County VA Public Schools Policy 5-6.6 Artificial Intelligence Systems, adopted May 12, 2026
Henrico County Public Schools Board adopted Policy 5-6.6 Artificial Intelligence Systems on May 12, 2026, establishing an AI Task Force (created by board resolution in 2025) to oversee implementation, monitor AI developments, and recommend policy updates. The policy authorizes district-vetted enterprise AI tools, requires human review of AI-generated student-facing content, bars non-consensual deepfakes, and prohibits AI as the sole basis for grading or discipline. Henrico County is a Northern Virginia suburban district serving approximately 51,000 students.
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Columbus City Schools AI Policy (teacher discretion, plagiarism rules)
Columbus, OH · Effective March 31, 2026 · Columbus City Schools Board of Education AI Use Policy adoption, March 31, 2026
Columbus City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously on March 31, 2026 to adopt a new artificial intelligence use policy across Ohio's largest school district. The policy gives teachers discretion on whether to allow students to use AI on assignments, treats unauthorized AI use as plagiarism, bans AI-generated deepfakes or derogatory representations of students or staff, and prohibits AI as the sole basis for grading or discipline. Focuses on data privacy, student safety, and academic integrity. Districts were required to adopt AI policies by July 1, 2026 under Ohio HB 96.
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Generative and Agentic AI in SFUSD (staff guidance)
San Francisco Unified School District, CA · Effective January 20, 2026 · Generative and Agentic AI in SFUSD (staff guidance)
San Francisco Unified published generative and agentic AI guidance for staff covering recommended uses, hallucination and privacy risks, and unreliability of AI plagiarism checkers, noting it is guidance rather than board-approved policy.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte, NC · Effective October 28, 2025 · Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools — Board Policy on Artificial Intelligence (2025-10-28)
Eight-part board policy requiring cross-functional AI committee approval before any system using staff/student data is deployed. Mandates training, age-appropriate tools, public-records and regulatory compliance; AI cannot replace human decision-making.
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Township High School District 211
Palatine, IL · Effective October 13, 2025 · Township High School District 211 — AI Use Guidelines (2025-10-13)
D211 guidelines authorize district-vetted enterprise AI tools, bar student entry of PII into non-approved AI, require teacher disclosure of AI use, and prohibit AI as sole basis for grading or discipline.
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Greenwich CT Public Schools
Greenwich, CT · Effective September 25, 2025 · Greenwich CT Public Schools — Generative AI Use Guidelines (2025-09-25)
District-adopted guidelines: enterprise Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini for Education for staff and grades 9-12; bar on consumer AI with student data; AI disclosure expectation; ban on AI as sole basis for grading or discipline.
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Durham NC Public Schools
Durham, NC · Effective September 25, 2025 · Durham NC Public Schools — Generative AI Acceptable Use Guidelines (2025-09-25)
DPS Board-reviewed guidelines authorize district-vetted enterprise AI tools, require teacher disclosure of AI use in instruction, bar non-consensual deepfakes, prohibit AI-only grading or discipline, and require parental consent for student AI accounts under 13. Anchored in Policy 3225/4312/7320 (Technology Responsible Use).
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Iowa City Community School District
Iowa City, IA · Effective September 25, 2025 · Iowa City Community School District — Generative AI Use Guidelines and Board Policy 605.8R1 (effective September 2025)
Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) guidelines authorize Microsoft Copilot enterprise on district devices; bar student entry of PII into non-approved AI; require teacher disclosure of AI use; and prohibit AI as sole basis for grading or discipline. The district also adopted Board Policy 605.8R1 governing student use of technology including AI.
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Prince William County VA Public Schools
Manassas, VA · Effective September 17, 2025 · Prince William County VA Public Schools — Generative AI Use Procedures (2025-09-17)
District-wide procedures authorize Microsoft Copilot for staff and grades 9-12; ban use of consumer AI with student data; AI disclosure expected on graded work; AI cannot make special-education or discipline decisions without human review.
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Prince George's County MD Public Schools
Upper Marlboro, MD · Effective September 15, 2025 · Prince George's County MD Public Schools — Generative AI Use Procedure (2025-09-15)
Procedure approved alongside Board Policy 0123: limits enterprise AI access to approved systems only, bars input of student PII or confidential employee records into AI tools, requires professional accountability for AI-generated content, and may result in disciplinary action for policy violations. The procedure is AP 0123, not AP 0500.
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Newton MA Public Schools
Newton, MA · Effective September 15, 2025 · Newton MA Public Schools — Generative AI Use Guidance (2025-09-15)
Newton Public Schools guidance covers vetted enterprise AI tools, classroom disclosure norms, prohibition on AI-generated discipline or special-education decisions, and AI literacy thread in grades 6-12.
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Oakland Unified School District
Oakland, CA · Effective September 10, 2025 · Oakland Unified School District — AI Acceptable Use Guidelines (2025-09-10)
Board-approved guidelines: enterprise tool list, ban on AI tools that train on student inputs, AI disclosure on assignments, AI cannot be sole basis for academic placement or discipline.
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Cleveland, OH · Effective September 9, 2025 · Cleveland Metropolitan School District — AI Acceptable Use Policy (2025-09-09)
Board-adopted AUP: vetted tool list, ban on uploading student records to generative models, AI literacy added to high-school graduation pathway, AI tool vendors must pass district privacy review.
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Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore, MD · Effective September 9, 2025 · Baltimore City Public Schools — Generative AI Use Guidance (2025-09-09)
City Schools districtwide guidance authorizes vetted enterprise AI tools, bars student entry of PII into non-approved AI, requires teacher disclosure of AI use in instruction, and prohibits AI as sole basis for grading or discipline. Anchored in Board Policy IIBE (Acceptable Use).
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Fresno USD AI Guidance
Fresno, CA · Effective September 9, 2025 · Fresno USD AI Guidance (2025-09-09)
Fresno Unified School District publishes official AI guidance on the district's IT/AI department page: district-vetted GenAI tools authorized, PII entry into non-approved AI barred, teacher disclosure when AI is used in instruction required, AI prohibited as the sole basis for grading or discipline.
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AUHSD AI Guidance
Anaheim, CA · Effective September 3, 2025 · AUHSD AI Guidance (2025-09-03)
Anaheim Union High School District board adopted an AI policy on September 3, 2025: authorizes Microsoft Copilot enterprise and Khanmigo in closed-loop configurations, bars PII entry into non-approved AI, requires teacher disclosure of AI use, and prohibits AI-generated impersonation of students or staff.
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NYC Public Schools Guidance on AI
New York, NY · Effective September 1, 2025 · NYC Public Schools Guidance on AI (2025-09-01)
NYC DOE districtwide guidance lists never-allowed uses, then conditional uses with safeguards. Staff barred from entering PII or sensitive info into GenAI tools not approved through ERMA review.
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Fairfax County VA Public Schools
Fairfax, VA · Effective September 1, 2025 · Fairfax County VA Public Schools — FCPS Forward: AI & The Future of Learning (Interim) (2025-09-01)
Interim guidance while a board-adopted policy is drafted (Oct 2025). Approved tools include Adobe Express, Google Storybook/LM, ChatGPT for Teachers pilot configured not to train OpenAI models; students cannot be compelled to interact with AI.
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School District of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · Effective September 1, 2025 · School District of Philadelphia — Generative AI Guidelines (PASS program) (2025-09-01)
Approves Google Gemini and Adobe Express with Firefly in a 'walled garden' configuration so user data is not used to train external LLMs. Paired with a three-tier UPenn-developed PD program (PASS).
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Boston Public Schools
Boston, MA · Effective September 1, 2025 · Boston Public Schools — Guidance on AI + Draft Districtwide Policy 2026 (2025-09-01)
Revised 2025 guidance plus a May 2026 draft policy that bans non-sanctioned AI use, non-consensual deepfakes, AI as sole basis for grading/discipline, and PII entry into unapproved tools. Moving toward AI literacy graduation requirement.
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- Volusia County FL Schools · DeLand, FL · In effect
- Naperville Community Unit School District 203 · Naperville, IL · In effect
- Public Schools of Brookline · Brookline, MA · In effect
- Mesa Public Schools AZ · Mesa, AZ · In effect
- M-DCPS AI guidance directive (2025) · Miami, FL · In effect
- Houston ISD Generative AI Guidebook & Permission/Consent Form (SY 25-26) · Houston, TX · In effect
- Cherokee County GA School District · Canton, GA · In effect
- Loudoun County VA Public Schools · Ashburn, VA · In effect
- Dallas ISD AI Handbook (Policies DEC/EIA/FD/FNCA amended) · Dallas, TX · In effect
- Lee's Summit MO · Lees Summit, MO · In effect
- Culver City CA · Culver City, CA · In effect
- Denver Public Schools AI Handbook · Denver, CO · In effect
- Howard County MD Public School System · Ellicott City, MD · In effect
- Olathe KS · Olathe, KS · In effect
- Seattle Public Schools AI Handbook + Superintendent Procedure 2022SP · Seattle, WA · In effect
- San Diego Unified School District · San Diego, CA · In effect
- Overland Park KS · Overland Park, KS · In effect
- Frederick MD · Frederick, MD · In effect
- Broward County FL Powered by AI · Fort Lauderdale, FL · In effect
- San Francisco Unified School District · San Francisco, CA · In effect
- Houston ISD Generative AI Guidebook · Houston Independent School District, TX · In effect
- Arlington VA Public Schools · Arlington, VA · In effect
- Princeton NJ Public Schools · Princeton, NJ · In effect
- Santa Clara County CA Office of Education · San Jose, CA · In effect
- Saint Paul Public Schools · Saint Paul, MN · In effect
- Olympia WA · Olympia, WA · In effect
- Glendale CA · Glendale, CA · In effect
- Forsyth County GA Schools · Cumming, GA · In effect
- Minneapolis Public Schools · Minneapolis, MN · In effect
- Montgomery County MD Public Schools · Rockville, MD · In effect
- Policy 5110 - CCSD Policy on Generative Artificial Intellige · Chappaqua Central School District, NY · In effect
- Jefferson County CO Public Schools (Jeffco) · Golden, CO · In effect
- Clark County NV STELLAR AI Framework · Las Vegas, NV · In effect
- Chicago Public Schools AI Guidebook · Chicago, IL · In effect
- CPS AI Guidebook (generative AI guidance for students, staff · Chicago Public Schools, IL · In effect
- Vancouver Public Schools Gaggle Safety Management Student Mo · Vancouver Public Schools, WA · In effect
- Gwinnett County GA Public Schools · Lawrenceville, GA · In effect
- Long Beach CA · Long Beach, CA · In effect
- LAUSD BUL-151113.0 · Los Angeles, CA · In effect
- Peninsula School District AI Guidance (Principles and Belief · Peninsula School District, WA · In effect
- Cheyenne Mountain SD 12 Verkada AI Facial-Recognition Camera · Cheyenne Mountain School District 12, CO · In effect
- New York Biometric Surveillance in Schools Moratorium (halti · Lockport City School District, NY · In effect
- Valley View SD v. Archbald / Project Gravity data center suit (2026) · Archbald, PA · Blocked / in litigation
- Wake County NC Public School System · Raleigh, NC · In effect
- Guidance on Artificial Intelligence (preliminary 'traffic li · New York City Public Schools, NY · Proposed / pending
- Haddonfield NJ schools generative AI policy (first reading) · Haddonfield, NJ · Proposed / pending
- Orange County FL Public Schools · Orlando, FL · Proposed / pending