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Student urges clearer AI policy; board invites him to advisory committee
Summary
Scranton High 10th‑grader John Hughes urged the board to keep generative AI out of schools or, at minimum, provide a clearer, more detailed policy; the board offered him a seat on a student advisory committee to review the policy.
A 10th‑grade student on Nov. 4 urged the Scranton School District board to restrict generative AI in schools or adopt a much clearer policy. John Hughes told the board the packet language about AI felt "vague" and said he believes AI "stifles students' abilities to research projects, form opinions, and learn how to do the schoolwork."
Superintendent Dr. Keating and other board members thanked Hughes and invited him to participate in a new student advisory committee that will consider policies including AI integration. "Just because we passed it doesn't mean that we couldn't bring it back at any time," one board member said, noting the PSBA model policy that the district used and the board's willingness to revisit it with student input.
Next steps: The district will offer Hughes the opportunity to join the student advisory committee and staff will consider whether to pull the PSBA‑model policy for local revision based on advisory input.
