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K through 8th grade and limit classroom screen time
Chalkbeat • • nation
Key Points:
- New York City plans to ban student-facing AI tools for grades 2-K through eighth grade, restricting generative AI use in early childhood, elementary, and middle schools, according to sources and Education Department documents.
- The policy prohibits individual devices for students in preschool to second grade, limits screen time for grades 3-5 to 30 minutes and middle schoolers to 45 minutes, while high schoolers may have restricted AI access in specific programs.
- Teachers can use approved AI tools for lesson planning, translation, and communications but cannot use AI for grading, behavior monitoring, counseling, or special education plan development.
- The city is forming a task force to guide policy implementation and plans some exceptions for assessments and certain student groups, amid ongoing concerns from parents and City Council members about AI’s impact on learning and mental health.
- The new guidelines mark a more cautious approach compared to earlier proposals, following significant public backlash and delays, with enforcement details yet to be clarified.
