AI policy adopted; phone rules follow before August 30

What happened

The School Committee approved the second and final reading of an artificial intelligence policy by 9 votes to 0, eight months after a member first asked the policy committee to write one and the superintendent noted the state had issued guidance. At the same meeting it took a first reading of a personal electronic device policy, and was told every school must have one in effect by August 30, 2026. That policy was adopted on second reading on August 4, 2026.

Why it matters to families

One sets the rules for how pupils may use AI in their work; the other decides what happens to phones during the school day. Both are in force for the year now starting.

The evidence

The June 22, 2026 approved minutes record the 9-0 vote approving the second reading of the Artificial Intelligence policy, the first reading of the Personal Electronic Device policy, and the statement that all schools must have a policy and it will go into effect August 30, 2026. The November 4, 2025 minutes record the original request that the policy committee look at AI. The August 4, 2026 minutes record the second reading of Personal Electronic Device Policy GBEF.

The source