Parent urges Natrona County trustees to adopt model AI policy to protect students and teachers

Sarah Bieber, who identified herself as the Moms for Liberty chapter chair in Natrona County, urged the Natrona County School District #1 Board of Trustees to adopt a model policy governing artificial intelligence in classrooms, saying parents deserve clear notice, consent and data protections.

Bieber told the board the policy would “put guardrails around AI in our schools” so children’s long-term well-being is not sacrificed for short-term convenience. She asked the board to require clear notice and opt-in consent before students are required to use AI tools, to protect teacher authority by preventing AI from replacing human instruction or evaluation, to preserve academic integrity, and to prevent student data from being sold or profiled beyond legitimate educational uses.

The comment followed Chair Kristofferson’s announcement of public-comment procedures and the board’s recognition of student achievements earlier in the meeting. Bieber said the district’s policy committee “hasn’t met since October 2025” and urged trustees to convene the committee to consider the model policy and a balanced framework for students and families.

Trustees responded during the trustee-comments portion of the meeting. Trustee Schneider said the district needs a district-wide AI policy and suggested using the summer months for focused work. Trustee Petrino noted the Legislature has placed AI-related issues on an interim topic list and said she supports local control and hearing from educators about both benefits and concerns. Trustee Hopkins called the model policy a “great starting point” and encouraged trustees to dig into the topic.

No formal policy action or vote occurred at the meeting. Trustees expressed interest in beginning policy discussions and scheduling further work; the transcript records calls to convene the policy committee and to discuss the topic in upcoming meetings.