District reviews acceptable-use policy, outlines AI work and student-monitoring procedures

Peter James, the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District director of technology, presented the district’s acceptable-use policy (Policy 2361) and described how the district applies federal and state protections, monitoring tools and emerging guidance on artificial intelligence during the board’s meeting at High School South.

Why it matters: The policy frames what students and staff may do on district devices and networks, how the district responds to online threats or compromised accounts, and how new AI tools may be governed. Those decisions affect student privacy, safety and instructional practice across the district’s schools.

James described the policy as governing “how our students, how our staff interact with different devices on the school network,” and said the document focuses on use that “further[s] one’s education.” He emphasized that district-provided accounts and devices are subject to monitoring and filtering required by the Children’s Internet Protection Act and other applicable laws and that the district blocks content by category when intent is unclear.

On monitoring and response, James and district staff said the district…