Board deliberates new AI policy for employees and students; effort fails for lack of second

The administrative committee considered a proposed employee and student acceptable-use policy for artificial intelligence that the district presented as an initial, "fluid" framework to manage classroom use, academic integrity and FERPA compliance.

Miss Spenny introduced the policy as a starting point developed with legal counsel and an AI task force. She said the district intends to allow certain vetted AI tools for instruction while protecting student and staff data and that the policy will likely be revised as usage and guidance evolve.

Board member Mister Faulding urged the committee to delay adoption, asking for a formal due-process mechanism for students accused of using AI. He cited national lawsuits and said AI-detection tools are unreliable, recommending an "integrity council" of teachers and principals to adjudicate contested flags. "The AI trackers are not accurate at all," he said, urging an option for students to defend themselves before sanctions.

District staff responded that the district currently uses turnitin.com in English classes and that their practice is to treat under-20% flags as informational rather than disciplinary, with higher percentages prompting further review. A staff speaker noted that turnitin.com and some AI tools are documented in Louisiana Department of Education materials and that procedures and thresholds (including buffers and guardrails) could be added to handbooks and procedures rather than baked into every policy amendment.

After debate, a motion to adopt the policy was offered but the chair asked for a second; no second was given and the matter died for lack of a second. Committee members discussed revising procedures and holding additional conversations with concerned board members before bringing a revised policy back to the board.