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Board hears need for AI policy as members debate classroom use and protections

Marlington Local School District Board of Education · March 13, 2026
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Summary

Board members discussed how Marlington schools should treat artificial intelligence after the superintendent said state rules require districts to adopt an AI policy by July; concerns included student learning, grading and data security, while staff will return with a recommended policy.

Board members pressed the superintendent on how artificial intelligence is being used and what safeguards a forthcoming district policy should include.

The superintendent told the board that every district is required to adopt an AI policy by July and described a basic distinction between "open" and "closed" AI systems: open systems draw on wide public datasets while closed systems run inside a secured network. "We have to have something…

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