A student being bullied at school. Struggling with their homework. Bringing a gun to school. These are familiar scenarios, but what happens when the person encountering them first isn’t a person at all but an AI-programmed teaching assistant?
The responsibility for vetting these "seamless" AI tools frequently falls on overwhelmed IT departments or top-level administrators who may lack pedagogical expertise.
The Education Department alleged that Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools' policy not to disclose a student's transgender status even to parents violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Los Angeles USD bans screens for students below second grade while limiting usage for older students in response to community-wide pushback against tech use.
