NYC bans AI use for students until they reach high school
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TL;DR
- NYC public schools will ban AI use for students in grades 2-K through eighth grade for the 2026-2027 school year.
- Companion chatbots are banned across all grades.
- Individual screen use will be banned until third grade, with recommended screen time limits for middle schoolers.
- High school students will have limited AI access and receive AI literacy classes.
- Exceptions for AI use are permitted for students with disabilities, multilingual students, and in specific programs like computer science.
- Teachers can use AI for lesson planning.