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AI largely to be banned in NYC elementary and middle schools

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New York City's public schools have introduced a new policy banning AI use for younger students, prohibiting individual screens until third grade and preventing teachers from using AI to grade assignments. The policy was announced by the Department of Education on September 2. According to this new policy, elementary and middle school students in NYC will be subject to strict limits on digital devices and AI tools. This change is set to take effect when students return to class on or after September 7.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in public school classrooms for elementary and middle school students, affecting approximately 600,000 students. The ban applies to student-facing generative AI software and companion chatbots, which will be prohibited across all grade levels. However, high schoolers will still be able to use some AI tools under teacher supervision.

The decision is part of a sweeping new policy aimed at limiting digital devices and AI tools in the city's school system. The moratorium will allow officials to study the impact of AI on students and teachers, while also introducing biannual AI critical thinking training for high schoolers.

Mayor Mamdani framed the decision as a way to prioritize human connection and relationships in education, stating that children need "their teachers and human connection in order to learn and grow."

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Those rules on technology use are part of a sweeping new policy announced on Sept 2 by the city’s Department of Education that will place strict limits on digital devices and AI tools in the city’s school system – the nation’s largest – particularly for its elementary and middle-school students.
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🔮 When New York City public schoolchildren return to the classroom in the week of Sept 7, younger students will be barred from using artificial intelligence.
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AI largely to be banned in NYC elementary and middle schools Matthew Haag asserted
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When New York City public schoolchildren return to the classroom in the week of Sept 7, younger students will be barred from using artificial intelligence. asserted
students → return → intelligence
No individual screens will be allowed until third grade. asserted
screens → allow → grade
And teachers will not be able to ask AI to grade assignments. asserted
teachers → ask → assignments
Those rules on technology use are part of a sweeping new policy announced on Sept 2 by the city’s Department of Education that will place strict limits on digital devices and AI tools in the city’s school system – the nation’s largest – particularly for its elementary and middle-school students. asserted
that → announce → students
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