Overview
- The mayor and schools chancellor announced the policy on Wednesday, Sept. 2, placing a moratorium for the 2026–2027 school year that covers about 600,000 students from pre‑K/2‑K through eighth grade.
- The district will deactivate or suspend AI components in more than 38 previously approved programs and block companion chatbots and popular generative services from student use.
- High school students will have limited, supervised access through five pilot programs serving up to about 50,000 pupils and will receive two annual AI‑literacy lessons focused on bias, risks and critical evaluation.
- Teachers may use approved AI tools for lesson planning and administrative tasks but may not use AI to grade, sanction, or decide student promotion, and the policy sets recommended screen‑time caps by grade.
- A Technology in Schools Coalition of parents, teachers, students, unions and experts will evaluate outcomes over the year and recommend next steps while officials and unions raise questions about enforcement, product approvals and off‑campus student use.