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Parents and residents urge limits on AI use, question Chromebook take‑home for youngest students
Summary
Two Somerville residents told the board they were concerned about the district's AI rubric and mandatory early take‑home Chromebooks, urging clearer vetting, stronger academic‑integrity safeguards and rethinking device policies for kindergarten and first grade.
Two members of the public urged the Somerville Board of Education to tighten rules on classroom artificial‑intelligence use and to reconsider take‑home Chromebooks for young students.
Kevin Rafferty, who identified himself as a Somerville parent and a network manager for another New Jersey school district, told the board the district's AI rubric leaves decisions to teachers and students rather than providing clear prohibitions. He said that approach risks…
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