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English teacher urges district to 'teach about AI, not with AI'; staff promise evolving policy
Summary
At a Parkrose SD 3 meeting, an English teacher and other staff urged clear guidance limiting classroom use of large language models, stronger student‑data protections and opt‑outs; the district said it will develop human‑centered AI guidance and invite feedback.
An English teacher who identified himself as Josh told the Parkrose board that district teachers want permission to "teach about AI and not with AI," and asked the board to require clear student‑data protections, opt‑out mechanisms and equity‑focused professional development.
"Ask number one is that teachers at Parkrose... are allowed to teach about AI and not with AI," Josh said. He described departmental requests for (1) teacher discretion to instruct about AI without mandating…
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