Parents sue school for disciplining students for using AI in homework
The parents of a child who was punished after it was discovered that he had created assignments using AI have filed a lawsuit against the school that imposed the punishment, demanding that the decision be overturned, on the grounds that 'the student handbook did not say 'not to use AI.''
Parents Sue School That Gave Bad Grade to Student Who Used AI to Complete Assignment
Hingham Public Schools face AI lawsuit – NBC Boston
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/hingham-parents-sue-school-district-claiming-son-unfairly-punished-for-ai-use/3520389/
A high school student at Hingham High School in Hingham, Massachusetts used AI to complete a history assignment, but when the school found out, they disciplined the student, giving him a score of 65 out of 100 on the assignment and making him stay after school on the weekend.
When the parents learned of their child's suspension, they contested the suspension, arguing that it had limited their child's chances of attending elite schools, including Stanford University, and filed a lawsuit in federal district court, citing the lack of school rules that explicitly prohibited the use of AI for assignments.
According to the lawsuit, the student did not use the AI to write documents or perform other tasks, but only as a research tool. The parents say, 'Despite this, it was deemed cheating and the student was expelled from the National Honor Society for poor behavior. We are required to detail disciplinary actions on college applications,' and are demanding that the punishment be overturned.
Hingham High School, on the other hand, sought to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that its 'school policies prohibit the use of unauthorized technology and the unauthorized use or resemblance of the words or ideas of another author and representing them as one's own work.'
The court that heard the lawsuit was troubled, stating that 'disciplinary actions taken against students are relatively lenient, and a ruling to the contrary could leave disgruntled parents and students open to challenges to disciplinary actions and grades in state and federal courts.'
According to the parents, the student who was disciplined was an excellent student who was taking AP courses and getting full marks on the ACT. The student's lawyer said, 'If the school had properly set school rules, we would not have had to fight in court. School rules regarding the use of AI should at least be clearly stated to students.'
The lawsuit also asks whether the use of AI to complete assignments should be prohibited. The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has not issued rules or guidance for schools on the use of AI, but experts say that half of the U.S. states have issued rules governing the use of AI in schools, which could cause confusion for both educational institutions and students due to different rules in each region.
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