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School committee adopts AI guidance for students and staff; counsel flags privacy and recording risks
Summary
The committee adopted student and staff acceptable‑use policies that include guidance on generative AI. Legal counsel warned that staff use of AI‑enabled recording devices could trigger wiretap and FERPA issues and recommended separate staff policy language and further review.
The Springfield City School Committee voted to adopt revised acceptable‑use policies that add explicit guidance on generative artificial intelligence for students and staff, while committee counsel and members urged additional legal review around AI‑enabled recording devices and staff conduct.
Chief Robert Saint Lawrence told the committee the AI guidance is the product of a task force that has worked for roughly a year. "Our final document is the guidance for students on the use of generative artificial intelligence," he said, adding that the policy also strengthens cybersecurity and…
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