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NYC and LA Ban Student Generative AI for 2026-27

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC · How we work

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Districts Ban AI

New York City and Los Angeles school districts announced bans on student use of generative AI tools for 2026-27.
Coverage also notes a Microsoft-union safety pact, AI-focused private schools, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s one-year AI moratorium with screen-time limits.
The teachers’ unions barred Microsoft from using student or teacher data to train AI models.
A study of 26,811 found AI use raised homework scores 18% while exam scores fell 20%.

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Districts Ban AI

New York City and Los Angeles school districts announced bans on student use of generative AI tools for 2026-27.
The bans reflect parent-teacher opposition that AI could widen inequities, breach privacy, and erode thinking, backed by OECD data showing richer students use AI.
Illinois Families for Public Schools pledged an AI ban with tighter screen-time limits.
Chicago Public Schools cancelled a Gemini chatbot for students after teachers cited data-privacy concerns.

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Historical Context

In 1998 Congress enacted COPPA, and the FTC’s rules took effect on April 21 2000 to curb data collection that 89% of child-focused sites practiced. The law spurred updates, including 2013 expansions, and today districts such as the NYC Department of Education and the Los Angeles Unified School District, alongside Microsoft and the American Federation of Teachers, are banning generative-AI tools, echoing COPPA’s privacy focus.

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Districts Ban AI

New York City and Los Angeles school districts announced bans on student use of generative AI tools for 2026-27.
Coverage also notes a Microsoft-union safety pact, AI-focused private schools, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s one-year AI moratorium with screen-time limits.
The teachers’ unions barred Microsoft from using student or teacher data to train AI models.
A study of 26,811 found AI use raised homework scores 18% while exam scores fell 20%.

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