New academic honesty policy written around students' use of AI

What happened

The Board of Education adopted Board Policy 5131.9 on academic honesty. The minutes state the policy is aligned with work being conducted by staff on artificial intelligence, specifically student use of AI. It sets the district's rules on what counts as honest work, which is the question AI tools have made hardest to answer. The policy passed on the consent agenda with 22 other items and the policy text itself was not published with the minutes.

Why it matters to families

This decides what a student is allowed to hand in as their own work, and what happens if they use an AI tool to write it. It applies from the school year now beginning.

The evidence

The July 21, 2026 approved minutes record the adoption of Board Policy 5131.9: Academic Honesty as consent agenda item 1, with the note that it is in alignment with work being conducted by staff related to artificial intelligence (AI), specifically student use of AI. The policy document was not published with the minutes, so its detailed rules are not in the collected record.

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