Bristol Tenn. BOE considers policies based on new laws [Video]

BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Bristol, Tennessee School Board met Monday to discuss a list of policies that could go into place.

The first deals with artificial intelligence, or AI, in the classroom. According to Director of Schools Dr. Annette Tudor, this is a topic they have seen regularly in schools, which led to a conversation about allowing it in school.

“In recent years and particularly, I would say, in the last two years,” Tudor said. “Our teachers have started talking about the use of artificial intelligence or do we ban it entirely? How do we educate students, particularly high school students who have access to it readily?”

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While the policy doesn’t completely restrict the use of AI, it does set guidelines for its use in the classroom.

“We are just making sure that our students are prepared and know how to vet those sources and use it resourcefully, but …