Houston ISD
CurrentStudent GenAI access by grade/age
Student GenAI access by grade/age: original 2024–25 guidebook restricts below-grade-8/under-14 access except approved embedded educational tools; older students require consent and teacher permission. Current guidebook retains controlled access.
- Jurisdiction
- Houston ISD · District
- Policy status
- 2024–25 baseline; revised January 23, 2026
- Implementation phase
- Current
- Requirement
- Required with local discretion
- Grades
- See policy scope
- Audience
- Students
- Learning evidence
- No student-learning claim
- Instrument
- District policy / directive
Dates & implementation
2024–25 baseline; revised January 23, 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
Approved educational tools and policy-specific exceptions; see source.
Learning connection: Access limits do not imply a prohibition on teaching about AI.
Funding & support
Policy-specific support
Not separately audited.
Read funding sourceEvidence & source location
Original v1 hosted by co-author AI for Education; current district v2. Baseline year-end snapshot, not an inferred exact adoption day.
Original v1 hosted by co-author AI for Education; current district v2. Baseline year-end snapshot, not an inferred exact adoption day. Supporting sources: https://aiforeducation.squarespace.com/s/HoustonISDAIGuidebook.pdf
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-HISD-2024-AI
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