Riverhead moves to adopt an artificial intelligence policy

What happened

New Policy 8636 on artificial intelligence had its first reading on September 30, 2026 and was on the October 14 agenda for second and final reading, with a motion and a second recorded. The recording's captions do not clearly show the vote count.

Why it matters to families

This would be the district's first published AI policy, covering how students and staff may use AI. The policy committee tied it to new state-law requirements, staff training and cybersecurity.

The evidence

The September 30 meeting lists 8636 among policies read for the first time (the motion passed). The policy committee said its draft followed the state school boards association's July update with extra revisions. The policy text is on BoardDocs, which could not be collected, so its specific rules are not summarized. No student AI guidance was found elsewhere on the district website.

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