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NYC bans AI use for students until they reach high school

L1 · CuriousIndustry & BusinessThe Verge AI$· 9/2/2026

Major policy shift affecting education technology adoption and setting precedent for AI regulation in schools.

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New York City bans AI use for students in grades 2-K through 8th grade, prohibiting classroom AI tools and companion chatbots.

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New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new policy today that will ban younger schoolchildren from using AI in classrooms. The one-year moratorium, effective in the 2026-2027 school year, will impact about 600,000 public school students in 2-K through eighth grade and is being introduced alongside additional limits on digital devices and a small pilot program for AI education tools. The new rules being introduced by NYC's Department of Education will bar teachers from using AI tools t

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