My sons rights have been violated: Hingham parents sue after son punished for using AI on assignment, gets bad grade – Boston News, Weather, Sports [Video]

HINGHAM, MASS. (WHDH) – The parents of a high school student in Hingham are taking legal action after they say their son was punished for using artificial intelligence on a project.

The Harris family is suing Hingham High School, claiming school administrators unfairly punished their son for using AI to generate notes on a history paper outline. As a result, they said their son received a bad grade and did not get accepted into the National Honor Society.

“He’s an A student, an A plus student. He has gotten so many awards from the school before and after this,” said Jennifer Harris, the student’s mother. “My son’s rights have been violated and he’s being treated differently.”

The family said the situation has greatly impacted their son’s chances of getting into an Ivy League college and they are hoping for major changes within the school district.

“He doesn’t need to cheat. …