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Student board member urges careful AI use in classrooms, proposes stoplight guidelines
Summary
Student representative Mave Fogerty presented findings from an AI committee at Cornwall Central High School, urging guidelines that protect "productive struggle," noting common uses and risks of AI, and recommending a red/yellow/green approach to permitted classroom uses.
A student-led committee at Cornwall Central High School recommended cautious, structured use of artificial intelligence in classrooms during a presentation to the school board.
Student board member Mave Fogerty described the committee’s work to explore how AI is already being used by students — from study‑aid tools that can generate practice quizzes to systems that can write essays — and the committee's concerns that unregulated use can undermine "productive struggle," the learning process that relies on students working through difficulties. "A crucial part to learning in general is productive struggle and AI just kind of completely takes that away if it's being used inappropriately," Fogerty told the board.
Fogerty said the committee surveyed peers and found generative AI tools such as ChatGPT were commonly used, and emphasized that such tools can make mistakes: "ChatGPT has a little disclaimer at the bottom that says ChatGPT is an AI and can make mistakes. Check important info." The student recommended a simple 'stoplight' framework for classwork: red zones (no AI), yellow (permission required), and green (encouraged) depending on assignment goals and learning outcomes.
Board members asked questions about retention, usefulness for study, and the committee’s plans for continuity after Fogerty graduates. Fogerty said other students and staff have expressed interest in continuing the committee and that teachers were already engaged in the conversations. Administrators praised the presentation and the emphasis on critical thinking and student learning norms.
The board did not take formal action on AI policy at the meeting, but the presentation drew support from board members and administrators as a starting point for district-level guidance.
