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Committee debates AI-use policy, members press for training and classroom safeguards
Summary
The Hampden‑Wilbraham Regional School District committee reviewed a draft AI‑use policy that sets five usage levels for classroom work; members urged stronger teacher training, routine assessments without AI and clearer guidance on discipline. Presenters stressed a human‑in‑the‑loop approach and recommended DESE training options.
The Hampden‑Wilbraham Regional School District’s school committee spent part of its meeting reviewing a draft policy that defines five levels of acceptable artificial‑intelligence use in classrooms and sets guardrails for teachers and students.
“AI is not only prone to hallucinations. It’s also deeply subject to bias,” a staff member explained during the discussion, urging that the policy require a final human check on AI‑generated work (Staff member (Speaker 4)). Several committee members and teachers pressed for stronger guidance on when students must be…
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