NYC public schools to ban generative AI for students in elementary and middle school
The policy covers nearly 600,000 students and allows limited AI use in high school with teacher supervision and approved pilot programs.
- On Wednesday, New York City officials released a policy banning student-facing artificial intelligence for preschool through 8th grade, affecting nearly 600,000 children across the New York City Public School system.
- Intense pressure from parents and teachers forced the Education Department to delay its comprehensive AI policy by two months; Chancellor Kamar Samuels acknowledged in May that earlier guidance 'missed the mark' on student safeguards.
- The mandate prohibits laptops in classrooms for preschool through 2nd grade, while recommending no more than 30 minutes of device use for 3rd through 5th grade and 45 minutes for 6th through 8th grade students.
- High schoolers will have 'restricted' AI access, permitted only for 'AI literacy' and 'career readiness' or within five approved pilot programs at select schools, according to the slides.
- The policy includes exceptions for assistive technology, reading and math assessments, and instructional programs like coding or robotics, as the city establishes a task force to oversee implementation.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim A-ram = New York City is taking strong measures to completely ban the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by elementary and middle school students.
More than half a million students and teachers in New York City will face new restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence during the new academic year 2026—2027. New York Public Schools, the largest school district in the United States, has confirmed that it will impose a moratorium on the use of generative artificial intelligence for students from preschool level 2-K through 8th grade.The decision will affect students of early ages, whil…
The city of New York has decided to ban the use of artificial intelligence to students in public schools in the city before high school. Beyond this, use will be limited to only a few applications and pilot programs. - New York: AI soon banned in public schools before high school (International).
America's LARGEST school district, that of New York City, is banning the use of AI for students up to 8th grade.
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