Prohibited Use of AI Tools

As we work to realize the benefits of AI in education, we also recognize that risks must be addressed. Below are the prohibited uses of AI tools and the measures we will take to mitigate the associated risks.

Student Learning

Bullying/harassment: Using AI tools to manipulate media to impersonate others for bullying, harassment, or any form of intimidation is strictly prohibited. All users are expected to employ these tools solely for educational purposes, upholding values of respect, inclusivity, and academic integrity at all times.
Over-reliance: Dependence on AI tools can decrease human discretion and oversight. Important nuances and context can be overlooked and accepted. Teachers will clarify if, when, and how AI tools should be used in their classrooms, and teachers and students are expected to review outputs generated by AI before use.
Plagiarism and cheating: Students and staff should not copy from any source, including generative AI, without prior approval and adequate documentation. Students should not submit AI-generated work as their original work. Staff and students will be taught how to properly cite or acknowledge the use of AI where applicable. Teachers will be clear about when and how AI tools may be used to complete assignments and restructure assignments to reduce opportunities for plagiarism. Existing procedures related to potential violations of our Academic Integrity Policy will continue to be applied.
Unequal access: If an assignment permits the use of AI tools, the tools will be made available to all students, considering that some may already have access to such resources outside of school.

Teacher Support

Societal Bias: AI tools trained on human data will inherently reflect harmful societal biases in the data. Risks include reinforcing stereotypes, recommending inappropriate educational interventions, or making discriminatory evaluations, such as falsely reporting plagiarism by multilingual learners. Staff and students will be taught to understand the origin and implications of harmful societal bias in AI, AI tools will be evaluated for the diversity of their training data and transparency, and humans will review all AI-generated outputs before use.
Diminishing student and teacher agency and accountability: While generative AI presents useful assistance to amplify teachers' capabilities and reduce teacher workload, these technologies will not be used to supplant the role of human educators in instructing and nurturing students. The core practices of teaching, mentoring, assessing, and inspiring learners will remain the teacher's responsibility in the classroom. AI is a tool to augment human judgment, not replace it. Teachers and staff must review and critically reflect on all AI-generated content before use, thereby keeping “humans in the loop.”¹⁸
Privacy concerns: AI tools will not be used to monitor classrooms for accountability purposes, such as analyzing teacher-student interactions or tracking teacher movements, which can infringe on students’ and teachers' privacy rights and create a surveillance culture.

School Management and Operations

Compromising Privacy: The education system will not use AI in ways that compromise teacher or student privacy or lead to unauthorized data collection, as this violates privacy laws and our system’s ethical principles. See the Security, Privacy, and Safety section below for more information.
Noncompliance with Existing Policies: We will evaluate AI tools for compliance with all relevant policies and regulations, such as privacy laws and ethical principles. AI tools will be required to detail if/how personal information is used to ensure that personal data remains confidential and isn't misused.

Special Consideration: Advancing Academic Integrity

While it is necessary to address plagiarism and other risks to academic integrity, we will use AI to advance the fundamental values of academic integrity - honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility.¹⁹

Staff and students can use AI tools to quickly cross-reference information and claims, though they must still be critical of the output.
Advanced AI tools can increase fairness by identifying and potentially minimizing biases in grading and assessments.
AI can adapt materials for students with different learning needs, showing respect for individual differences.

Additional Recommendations for Advancing Academic Integrity

Teachers might allow the use of generative AI on specific assignments or parts of assignments and articulate why they do not allow its use in other assignments.
Teachers will not use technologies that purport to identify the use of generative AI to detect cheating and plagiarism, as their accuracy is questionable.
If a teacher or student uses an AI system, its use must be disclosed and explained. As part of the disclosure, students may choose to cite their use of an AI system using one of the following resources:

MLA Style - Generative AI
APA Style - ChatGPT
Chicago Style - Generative AI