NYC Schools Ban AI for Pre-K Through Middle School
The nation's largest school district will bar more than half a million younger students and teachers from using generative AI this year while it studies the technology's effects.
New York City Public Schools, the nation's largest school district, is banning artificial intelligence use for grades pre-K through 8 for the 2026-2027 academic year, the district confirmed to ABC News.
The ban affects more than half a million students and teachers as classes resume next week.
In a statement to ABC News, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city is implementing a moratorium on generative AI for these students and will spend the next year "studying the impacts of this technology."
The move comes as education advocates have pushed for clearer guardrails and formal guidance on AI use in schools.
This is a developing story.
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