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Student rep urges district-wide AI policy, cites privacy and grading concerns
Summary
Student representative Olivia told the board she joined the WSSDA student representative network and urged the district to adopt a clear AI policy for student and teacher use, citing privacy worries and inconsistent classroom enforcement of AI rules.
Olivia, the district's student representative, told the board she had signed up for the Washington State School Directors Association student representative network and asked whether the district is developing a district-wide AI policy.
She said students experience inconsistent expectations across classes and raised privacy concerns about teachers using third-party AI tools to grade or check work: "if a teacher uses a certain AI platform to grade my work, if they put, like, my essay into that platform, they're giving the world my essay." Olivia also said she personally avoids AI: "I personally hate AI, so I've never used it," and she described instances where returned feedback looked unlike her own writing, suggesting automated editing. Board members and staff acknowledged the need for clearer guidance; one staffer said the district does not have an internal AI solution and that free AI-checker tools can limit privacy protections.
Board members recommended developing a policy before adopting classroom tools and discussed balancing instruction about AI's capabilities with academic integrity enforcement. The board asked staff to keep AI policy development on future agendas and to report back with proposals for student and teacher guidance.
