NYC school kids will be pried from their screens this school year.
A new sweeping policy — said to be the strictest in the nation — will prevent local public school kids in elementary and middle school from using AI or spending excessive time on screens during the school day.
“We’re putting guardrails in place to protect the critical human connection, curiosity, and creativity that helps children grow,” Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels said in a statement.
The new rules, which will go into effect this month, prevent kids in preschool through 8th grade from using any sort of generative AI, while high schoolers will only be able to use AI in limited supervised contexts. The policy also firms up guardrails for teachers: no AI for grading, monitoring behavior, or writing special education plans.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/09/03/opinion/nycs-ai-in-schools-policy-is-first-step-in-prying-children-away-from-the-grips-of-big-tech-it-may-come-just-in-time/
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