**LAUSD Adopts Moratorium on Student AI Use, Another Move to Limit Classroom Tech**

> The nation&\#x27;s second-largest district is pausing student use of generative artificial intelligence. Share article Remove Save to favorites Save to favorites Print Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Copy URL L.A. Unified has adopted a moratorium on student use of generative artificial intelligence for the current school year, officials said Wednesday, another in the school district’s pioneering decisions to limit computer use in classrooms amid rising parent concerns about the reliance on technology in schools. The moratorium came to light at the first meeting of a school board committee examining issues around the use of AI in schools—a surprise to board members who were told by their chief academic officer and their head of technology that the new policy means that generative AI would be out of reach for all students on district devices until further notice. Senior district administrators put the moratorium in place on their own authority in the spirit of complying with the school board’s unanimous June vote to limit student screen time. Under the screen-time policy, students have no access to screens until the 2nd grade and permissible screen time is gradually expanded as students get older. See Also Open image caption Close image caption Laura Baker/Education Week + Getty Regulation & Policy Tracker What Do State, District Screen Time Policies Actually Look Like? Here&\#x27;s What We Know Emma Kate Fittes , August 20, 2026 • 2 min read Remove Save to favorites Board member Kelly Gonez said that, to her knowledge, the district was still following an earlier policy that made AI available to older students after they had completed instructional units on digital literacy and responsibility. “I, even as a board member,” was “under the expectation that we were still operating under last year’s policy,” Gonez said. “The fact that it’s different today, this school year, is important.” “Breaking news here in the committee,” Gonez said later, smiling. Board member Nick Melvoin also expressed surprise, although like Gonez, he did not object to the de facto moratorium. He said it was important for the word to get out, while noting that the school board had not authorized this significant step. “If the policy is we’re not going to allow students to use generative AI for the meantime, then we should publicize that,” Melvoin said. “But also, that didn’t really come from the board, so I’m of two minds on that right now… just expressing some discomfort.” The revelation came on a big day in related news: The New York City school system will ban student-facing generative AI tools , such as chatbots and tutors that respond to prompts, in preschool through 8th grade classrooms, while allowing limited AI use in high schools. Activist parents applaud policy L.A. Unified’s current handling of AI could make it a leader in restricting its use. At least that was the view of activist parents who attended the meeting to call for an AI moratorium and then found it to be in place. “This is unlike any public comment I’ve ever made,” said parent Bridie Lee, one of the leaders of the group Schools Beyond Screens L.A. “I’m not going to read my carefully crafted statement... I would like to make it crystal clear to everyone reporting on this today, that LAUSD has made history again. That apparently we have an AI moratorium, which we have been advocating for in all grades in LAUSD.” She added: “Thank you to the team for listening to the evidence, the facts, and perhaps our work here is done.” The New York school system, the nation’s largest, announced it will also limit screen time for younger students under its new policy. See Also Open image capt...

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- **发布时间**：2026-09-16 06:12（北京时间）
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