NYC Schools to Ban Student AI Tools in K-8 and Implement Screen Time Limits
New York City public schools are set to introduce new guidelines that will ban student-facing artificial intelligence tools for grades 2-K through 8. Additionally, the policy will impose limits on classroom screen time for students. Specifically, individual devices will not be provided to students in preschool through second grade. For students in grades 3 to 5, screen time on individual devices will be capped at 30 minutes, while middle school students will have a 45-minute limit. High school students will have restricted access to AI, though it may be utilized for literacy, career readiness programs, and in five pilot programs. The Education Department officials emphasize that younger students require hands-on learning, social interaction, and teacher-guided instruction, and routine individual screen use can hinder these experiences. Teachers will be permitted to use approved AI tools for instructional tasks like lesson planning and translation, but not for grading, behavior monitoring, or developing spe... 
