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Braxton County Board advances technology and internet-safety policies that add AI rules
Summary
The Braxton County Board of Education advanced revisions to its Acceptable Use of Technology (Policy 23-11) and Internet Safety (Policy 23-12), adding explicit guidance and prohibitions on student and staff uses of artificial intelligence and moving both policies to third and final reading.
The Braxton County Board of Education on Monday advanced revisions to two technology policies and moved them to third and final reading after a staff presentation and a brief public hearing.
Melissa, the district staff member who presented the proposed updates, told the board the revision to Policy 23-11 replaces a near-verbatim copy of the West Virginia Department of Education model with a county-specific version that is “cleaner” and easier to read. She said the update removes Department-level text that did not apply locally and clarifies responsibilities for staff and students.
The draft adds a new section on artificial intelligence, Melissa said, and spells out permissible and prohibited uses. “Like it or not, AI is here to stay,” she said, while stressing that AI-generated work must be used only for approved educational purposes and must be vetted and acknowledged by students and teachers.
Under the proposed rules, students may use AI only with a teacher’s permission for approved instructional activities and must cite or otherwise acknowledge any AI assistance. Prohibited uses listed in the draft include using AI to cheat or plagiarize, alter grades, impersonate others, create harmful or false information, or enter personally identifiable information into external platforms. Violations can lead to revocation of technology privileges and disciplinary consequences determined by school staff.
The policy also restates expectations for digital citizenship: respectful online behavior, protection of personal data, compliance with copyright law and filtering requirements tied to federal E-rate eligibility. The district’s policy clarifies that K12 email accounts provided by the district are subject to records requests and searches in line with state rules.
After the presentation and a short public comment period in which a community member praised AI’s potential but lamented the need for many policies, the board voted by voice to move Policy 23-11 and Policy 23-12 (Internet Safety) to third and final reading.
The board’s action does not itself adopt the policies; moving to third reading clears the path for final adoption at the next meeting or at the same meeting if the board places the items on the consent calendar for final action.
