AI in Schools / New York City Public Schools
Student-facing AI and screen-time policy
NYC limits student-facing generative AI in younger grades and permits limited, vetted high school uses. Accessibility exceptions remain available.
Who and what it covers
The policy covers New York City public schools and student-facing generative AI, staff use, and family notification. It covers grades 2K–12, with accessibility exceptions across grades.
Policy provisions
- Student use · Students
Student-facing generative AI is not permitted in grades 2K–8. [1]
IEP/504 assistive technology and other necessary accessibility tools remain available.
- Student use · Students
High school use is limited to approved, vetted programs. [1]
Career-readiness uses require teacher supervision. Approved pilots are limited programs.
- Accessibility · Students
IEP/504 assistive technology is exempt across grades. Other necessary tools remain available to students with disabilities and English language learners. [1]
- AI literacy · Students
High school students must complete two 45-minute AI literacy modules. [1]
- Student use · Students
The described career-readiness tools may be used only with teacher supervision and within career-readiness coursework. [1]
- Family notice & permission · School leaders
Schools will notify families about participation in approved programs. [1]
- Human judgment · Educators & staff
Staff may not use AI for grading, behavior monitoring, placement, promotion, graduation, or other student decisions. [1]
- Tool approval & procurement · Districts
Student-facing pilots undergo ERMA privacy and security review. [1]
Sources & Notes
The source identifies a school year. It does not establish an exact effective day. New York City Public Schools operates citywide across multiple local education agencies. This file does not assign it one NCES district ID. The previously cited vision URL now serves the current policy. It cannot establish an earlier version.
- Guidance on Artificial Intelligence and Screen Time
New York City Public Schools · Grades 2K–8: Student-Facing AI Moratorium · Source checked October 6, 2026
Software that uses student-facing generative AI is not permitted in grades 2K–8.
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- Normalized text extracted from the retained official page
- Delivery host
- www.schools.nyc.gov
Document history
2026–27 school year. This is the first source-checked version admitted to this file. We did not reconstruct earlier versions from amendment references or changed URLs.
Reviewed October 6, 2026 · Link to this verified version.
Cite this record
Formative Spaces, “Student-facing AI and screen-time policy | New York City Public Schools,” AI in Schools, release 2026-10-06-875e416b4116, reviewed October 6, 2026. https://www.formativespaces.com/topics/classroom-ai/records/nyc-ai-2026-27