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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

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School technology restrictions

No reviewed local finding in this collection yet. Check the state brief and district curriculum or policy documents; this does not mean nothing is required or taught.

Learning about technology

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Current

CMS Generative AI Guidance — annual student lessons

All K–12 students must complete annual grade-level AI-literacy lessons: introductory concepts in K–5 and generative AI, ethics, privacy and critical evaluation in 6–12.

Grades / students
K–5 introductory AI/digital citizenship; grades6–12 generative AI, ethics, privacy and critical evaluation.
Learning requirement
Student instruction required
Passed / adopted
Date not established in this record
Legal start
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School implementation
August 2025 guidance specifies annual grade-level lessons for all K–12 students; school champions and the district toolkit support delivery.
Bill or policy, exceptions and evidence · Official source

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools · Current

CMS Generative AI Guidance — annual student lessons

All K–12 students must complete annual digital-citizenship lessons covering online safety, privacy, digital footprints and responsible behavior, with more advanced topics in secondary grades.

Grades / students
All K-12
Learning requirement
Student instruction required
Passed / adopted
Date not established in this record
Legal start
See implementation details
School implementation
Annual grade-level Digital Citizenship & AI Literacy lessons under August 2025 guidance.
Bill or policy, exceptions and evidence · Official source

What has been checked?

Current: Screened; no primary-verified qualifying action coded; no qualifying current rule verified for map.

History: ChatGPT and other AI access blocked: reported in January and August 2024. Current districtwide scope is unresolved; later draft policies are not treated as adopted. 2025: Explicit 2025 search completed; no additional dated qualifying change verified. This is not proof of no policy.

Last recorded review: 2026-10-05. This is not a complete audit of the district.

What could change next?

Federal · Introduction announced

UNPLUGGED Schools Grant Act of 2026

Would fund state policies restricting student possession or use of personal electronic devices during school hours. Eligible policies would cover public elementary and secondary schools, include health and disability exceptions, and be developed with district and community input. School-authorized instructional laptops and tablets meeting specified safeguards are excluded.

Latest step: 2026-10-01 · Sponsors announced introduction; posted text has no bill number or committee assignment.

Next: Confirm the numbered Congressional record and committee action. No hearing or vote date is verified.

No date verified. Passage timing is not established unless the source supplies an expectation.

Official status / agenda

State · Filed / committee

SB 948 · Screen Free Schools Act

Would prohibit most K–5 classroom device use, limit daily device time in grades 6–12 and restrict individually assigned or take-home school devices by grade band.

Latest step: 2026-05-04 · Pending · Senate Appropriations/Base Budget

Next: No hearing or vote date verified. Further committee action would be needed.

No date verified. Passage timing is not established unless the source supplies an expectation.

Official status / agenda
Open policy watch for this state

How curriculum evidence is classified

Required instruction, offered courses, documented curriculum and school-specific pilots are different findings. A news item about one classroom cannot establish a district-wide entitlement.

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