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Resident urges tougher anti‑bullying and cell‑phone rules, raises concerns about students using AI on tests
Summary
A Steelton‑Highspire resident urged the board to enforce a stricter cell‑phone policy and said students are using ChatGPT and social apps to share tests; she also denied trying to upset a teacher and asked staff to prioritize student protection.
During the public‑comment period, resident Megan Culpepper told the board she had raised concerns at a prior meeting about an incident involving her daughter and said she had been wrongly characterized by the teachers' union as attempting to make a teacher cry. "My comments were not towards this teacher and trying to make her cry," Culpepper said.
Culpepper asked the board to enforce a new cell‑phone policy and to take bullying and cyberbullying seriously. She told the board she had recently seen evidence in the building and on social apps of students using ChatGPT and posting pictures of tests: "I've seen pictures of kids using ChatGPT and different AI, taking pictures of their tests, using it on their tests." Culpepper said she wants the district to protect students and said she would not retract her prior comments about her daughter's case.
The board accepted the comment during the public‑comment period; no formal response or immediate action was taken at the meeting. Culpepper invited district staff or the teacher to contact her privately to discuss the matter further.
The meeting record shows the district is reviewing policies and intends further policy sessions with board members and staff; board members flagged policy review and building access as items for upcoming committee or roundtable meetings.
