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Trustee questions prompt board to delay decision on AI clause in student‑discipline policy
Summary
Trustee Scott pressed staff on when district would 'authorize' artificial‑intelligence tools after trustees considered adding 'unauthorized' AI use to the student‑discipline policy; staff said a vetted guidebook and FERPA checks are in development and trustees agreed to revisit the policy.
Trustees debated proposed revisions to Policy 33‑10 (student discipline) that would allow discipline for academic misconduct, including unauthorized use of artificial‑intelligence tools. Trustee Scott (S9) questioned when the district would "authorize" AI use in class and whether the policy should simply bar all AI until tools are vetted.
District staff (S3) said the district has created a procedural guidebook for how AI will be implemented, that no AI programs are currently approved for student use, and that the guidebook and a vetting process are intended to ensure FERPA compliance and appropriate instructional use. Staff said teachers will receive training before any classroom authorization.
Rather than adopt final language at the meeting, trustees asked staff to provide the AI guidebook and a vetted‑tool list and to return with clearer wording for the policy. The transcript records trustees agreeing to revisit the item rather than completing a final vote on the new AI clause.
Trustees framed the decision as a precaution: members said they do not want to criminalize or overreach into legitimate classroom uses of powerful tools but want guardrails to prevent cheating and to protect student data privacy.
