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Met School Artificial Intelligence (AI) Acceptable Use Policy rev. 08.12.26

The School recognizes that artificial intelligence (AI) tools can support teaching, learning, creativity, research, and productivity when used responsibly. AI tools include, but are not limited to, generative AI assistants, chatbots, writing and image-generation tools, and AI features incorporated into educational software.

Use of AI through school accounts, devices, networks, or for school-related work is subject to the Met’s Technology Acceptable Use Policy, academic integrity expectations, student privacy requirements, and the following guidelines.

1. Approved AI Tools

Students and staff may use AI tools that have been approved by the Met for their intended educational or administrative purpose.

The Met may restrict or disable particular AI applications, websites, extensions, or features when necessary to protect student privacy, security, academic integrity, or the operation of school technology systems.

Google Workspace for Education AI services, including Gemini and NotebookLM when enabled by the Met, may be used through school-managed accounts in accordance with School policies and administrative settings.

Approval of an AI tool does not mean that all information may be entered into that tool.

2. Student Privacy & Confidential Information

Students and staff must protect personally identifiable information (PII), education records, and other confidential information when using AI.

Student-identifiable or confidential information must not be entered into an AI service 

This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Student names combined with grades or academic records
  • IEP, 504 Plan, or special education information
  • Disciplinary or behavioral records
  • Student identification numbers
  • Student schedules or other protected education-record information
  • Confidential health-related school records
  • Social Security numbers, passwords, financial information, or other highly sensitive identifiers

Staff must not use ChatGPT, Claude, or other AI services that have not been approved by the Met for student data to create, summarize, analyze, or process documents containing student-identifiable education records.

Even when using an approved service, users should provide only the minimum information necessary to accomplish the educational task.

3. Academic Integrity

AI is a learning tool and not a substitute for a student’s own thinking and work.

Students may use AI only when permitted by their teacher and must follow the teacher’s instructions regarding how AI may be used for a particular assignment.

Unless specifically authorized, students may not:

  • Submit AI-generated work as entirely their own.
  • Use AI to complete tests, quizzes, assessments, or assignments for which AI assistance is prohibited.
  • Use AI to avoid required reading, research, calculations, writing, analysis, or other learning activities.
  • Use AI to fabricate sources, quotations, citations, research, data, or evidence.
  • Use AI to impersonate another student, teacher, employee, or other individual.

When required by the teacher, students must identify or cite their use of AI and may be asked to provide prompts, drafts, sources, or other evidence showing how AI contributed to their work.

Unauthorized or undisclosed AI use may be treated as an academic integrity violation.

4. Verify AI-Generated Information

AI-generated information may be inaccurate, incomplete, biased, misleading, or entirely fabricated.

Students and staff are responsible for reviewing and verifying AI-generated content before relying on it or submitting it as part of school work.

AI-generated citations, quotations, facts, calculations, and sources should be independently verified using reliable sources.

“The AI said it” is not considered verification of information.

5. Responsible and Appropriate Use

AI may not be used to:

  • Bully, harass, threaten, intimidate, or humiliate another person.
  • Create deceptive or harmful impersonations, deepfakes, images, audio, or video.
  • Generate or distribute sexually explicit, discriminatory, hateful, violent, or otherwise prohibited material.
  • Circumvent school filtering, monitoring, security, or technology restrictions.
  • Gain unauthorized access to accounts, networks, systems, or information.
  • Create malware or engage in other malicious cybersecurity activity.
  • Violate copyright, intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or applicable law.
  • Misrepresent AI-generated material as authentic human-created evidence, communication, photography, audio, or video when doing so would be deceptive.

Existing School rules governing appropriate technology use, harassment, bullying, academic integrity, and student conduct also apply to AI-assisted activities.

6. Staff Responsibilities

Staff members should model responsible AI use and teach students that AI output requires human judgment.

When using AI for school-related work, staff should:

  • Use School-approved AI services when working with student information.
  • Minimize the amount of student information entered into AI systems.
  • Review AI-generated materials before providing them to students or using them to make decisions.
  • Independently verify important factual information.
  • Follow FERPA, School privacy requirements, and applicable records policies.
  • Never rely solely on AI to make consequential decisions about a student.

AI may assist professional judgment; it does not replace the responsibility of the educator or administrator making the decision.

7. School Monitoring & Changes to AI Services

The School may manage, restrict, monitor, or disable AI services accessed through Met-managed accounts, devices, or networks consistent with applicable law and School policy.

Because AI technology, vendor terms, and legal requirements continue to evolve, the Met may revise the list of approved AI services and related procedures at any time.

Students and staff are responsible for following the most current School guidance regarding approved AI services.

8. Violations

Misuse of AI may result in:

  • Loss or restriction of AI or technology privileges
  • Requirement to redo an assignment
  • Academic consequences under the Met’s academic integrity policy
  • Disciplinary action under applicable student or employee policies
  • Other appropriate action depending on the nature and severity of the violation