Radnor parents press policy changes after AI-generated images incident, urge transparency and Title IX review

Several parents and residents used the Radnor Township School Board Policy Committee’s Feb. 10 meeting to press the district for clearer, faster responses to incidents involving generative artificial intelligence and for greater transparency about law-enforcement involvement.

Luciana Labrandy, a parent of a Radnor High freshman, said generative AI “is accessible, powerful, and increasingly used in ways that can and that can cause real harm, especially to minors,” and urged the district to add specific protocols to the student handbook. Labrandy asked that principals or staff be required to act immediately when made aware of manipulated content and that the policy cover incidents that originate off school grounds if the content is shared or discussed within the Radnor community.

Other public commenters backed broader procedural changes. Morgan Dorfman alleged the district had an admission from a student and that relevant evidence was destroyed before robust investigative steps were taken, and he questioned whether families had to force formal complaints to trigger Title IX protections. He said the same law firm that represents the district is conducting the Title IX investigation and argued that arrangement “cannot be considered independent.”

Audrey Greenberg, whose recorded statement was played for the committee, read a Delaware County District Attorney statement saying the Radnor Police Department investigated the December reports in collaboration with the DA’s office and the ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) task force and that a juvenile offender had been charged with harassment. Greenberg said that the district’s Jan. 16 communication to families conflicted with the DA statement and asked the board to direct administration to publish the official law-enforcement statement to correct community confusion.

Speakers urged concrete changes: firm timelines for contacting police and pursuing search warrants when appropriate to preserve digital evidence; clearer safeguards for students during questioning (including parental notification and trained staff presence); and annual, age-appropriate education for students and parents about generative AI and its legal and personal consequences. Adam Dorfman said delays and minimization of such incidents teach students not to trust adults who should protect them.

The committee did not take formal action at the meeting on these requests. Chair Janie Lau and administrators acknowledged the concerns and said the comments would inform drafting redlines for policies at upcoming meetings; the committee is expected to consider first-read redlines at a subsequent policy meeting and the full board will meet Feb. 24.

Authorities cited in public comments included Pennsylvania statutes referenced as Act 125 and federal Title IX standards; commenters also referenced a Delaware County DA statement and Radnor Police Department communications.