Fairfax County Public Schools
Current2026 instructional technology policy
Ends FCPS-issued tablets and laptops in pre-K and kindergarten, makes student generative AI unavailable in elementary school and requires principal authorization for secondary use pending policy.
- Jurisdiction
- Fairfax County Public Schools · District
- Policy status
- Board action adopted
- Implementation phase
- Current
- Requirement
- Required with local discretion
- Grades
- Pre-K–elementary device and AI limits; secondary authorization
- Audience
- Students
- Learning evidence
- No student-learning claim
- Instrument
- District policy / directive
Dates & implementation
Adopted / approved
Jul 16, 2026
Board action applies beginning in fall 2026.
A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.
Exceptions & instructional scope
Required accommodations; authorization provisions for secondary uses.
Learning connection: Access limits do not establish whether students receive computer science or AI-literacy instruction.
Funding & support
Support provision; funding not confirmed
Dedicated funding was not verified in this review.
Read funding sourceEvidence & source location
Official board-member bulletin; further proposed changes discussed in meetings are not treated as adopted.
Dated new policy package; does not establish the jurisdiction’s first restriction. Supporting sources: https://www.fcps.edu/services/technology/educational-technology-review-committee
Review history
Reviewed against primary evidence
Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: See audited register. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.
Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04
Imported from the separately audited restriction register; source quality is disclosed in Evidence level.
Record ID: VERIFIED-FCPS-2026-TECH
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