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North Dakota

Reviewed policies, grades and school implementation dates. District examples cover 0 distinct districts; it is not a statewide implementation survey.

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Detailed device brief

Rules for use: affected grades and timing

Personal devices · statewide finding

Elementary
Full school day
Middle
Full school day
High
Full school day

The governor’s signing notice describes a full-day restriction with devices securely stowed and inaccessible.

Effective August 1, 2025.

Exceptions & source ↗

School devices, screen time and student AI

No reviewed policy is available here for these topics yet. Further research appears in the policy explorer.

Learning & relevant rules for use

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Elementary

Computer science

Current · Students must receive instruction

North Dakota’s school-approval requirements include elementary and middle-school instruction in CS, including cybersecurity, and board-approved integration plans.

Instruction: 2023–24. Integration plans: 2024–25.

Source & dates

AI literacy

Current · Learning recommended

Recommends training students and the community to evaluate AI outputs, recognize bias and keep human judgment central. The framework supports local AI literacy rather than requiring a statewide course.

Recommended local implementation and training; no statewide student-course deadline in this framework.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Full school day

Effective August 1, 2025.

Device scope, exceptions & source

Middle

Computer science

Current · Students must receive instruction

North Dakota’s school-approval requirements include elementary and middle-school instruction in CS, including cybersecurity, and board-approved integration plans.

Instruction: 2023–24. Integration plans: 2024–25.

Source & dates

AI literacy

Current · Learning recommended

Recommends training students and the community to evaluate AI outputs, recognize bias and keep human judgment central. The framework supports local AI literacy rather than requiring a statewide course.

Recommended local implementation and training; no statewide student-course deadline in this framework.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Full school day

Effective August 1, 2025.

Device scope, exceptions & source

High

Computer science

Current · Students must receive instruction

Requires one full credit of computer science or cybersecurity for graduation unless a school-board-approved integration plan satisfies the statutory alternative.

Graduation rule: 2025–26, after July 31, 2025. Board-approved integration-plan alternative remains distinct.

Source & dates

AI literacy

Current · Learning recommended

Recommends training students and the community to evaluate AI outputs, recognize bias and keep human judgment central. The framework supports local AI literacy rather than requiring a statewide course.

Recommended local implementation and training; no statewide student-course deadline in this framework.

Source & dates

Relevant rules for use

Personal devices: Full school day

Effective August 1, 2025.

Device scope, exceptions & source

Teacher capacity, funding & delivery

No reviewed support program is listed here yet. Individual policy details include any documented funding or training provision.

Questions for a district curriculum meeting
  1. Which students receive instruction, in which grades and subjects, and for how much time?
  2. What sequence connects computing concepts, data, AI understanding and digital judgment?
  3. Who teaches it, and what training, preparation time and accessible materials do they receive?
  4. Which documented funding or services can support delivery, and what remains a local budget decision?
  5. What student work demonstrates understanding? Check who participates and who is missing.

These are Stewart Brown’s planning questions, not additional legal requirements.

Reviewed policy findings, district examples & history (5 records)

Restrictions

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Governance

Current evidence indexed

1 action in this collection

Learning

Current evidence indexed

3 actions in this collection

Current statewide policies

North Dakota· State / DCCurrent

HB 1160

The governor’s signing notice describes a full-day restriction with devices securely stowed and inaccessible.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

Personal devices
Requirement
Required with local discretion
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
Adopted / approved
Apr 29, 2025
School implementation
Effective August 1, 2025.
North Dakota· State / DCCurrent

North Dakota K-12 AI Guidance Framework

Recommends local AI policy, vendor vetting, privacy and security safeguards, professional learning, transparent communication and periodic review.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

AI governance
Requirement
Recommended
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
No student-learning claim
School implementation
Current state guidance supports local AI planning; district policy and training decisions are local, without a uniform state AI ban.
North Dakota· State / DCCurrent

North Dakota K-12 AI Guidance Framework

Recommends training students and the community to evaluate AI outputs, recognize bias and keep human judgment central. The framework supports local AI literacy rather than requiring a statewide course.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026

AI literacy
Requirement
Recommended
Grades
All K-12
Learning evidence
Learning recommended
School implementation
Recommended local implementation and training; no statewide student-course deadline in this framework.
North Dakota· State / DCCurrent

HB 1398 / North Dakota Century Code

Requires one full credit of computer science or cybersecurity for graduation unless a school-board-approved integration plan satisfies the statutory alternative.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

Computer scienceCybersecurity literacy
Requirement
Required
Grades
One full credit; local integration-plan waiver available
Learning evidence
Student instruction required
School implementation
Graduation rule: 2025–26, after July 31, 2025. Board-approved integration-plan alternative remains distinct.
North Dakota· State / DCCurrent

Computer science and cybersecurity in elementary and middle school

North Dakota’s school-approval requirements include elementary and middle-school instruction in CS, including cybersecurity, and board-approved integration plans.

Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026

Computer scienceCybersecurity literacy
Requirement
Required
Grades
K-8
Learning evidence
Student instruction required
School implementation
Instruction: 2023–24. Integration plans: 2024–25.

Upcoming requirements

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Proposals under consideration

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Selected district examples

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Historical records

No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.

Evidence coverage & remaining research

Consistent 16-dimension checklist

Coverage & remaining research

Inventory reviewed October 3, 2026. 5/16 dimensions have published evidence of any status. Every dimension remains open to additional sources and superseding actions.

DimensionCurrent statewide evidenceOther published evidence
Personal devices1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
School-issued devicesNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Screen timeNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Student AINot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Staff AINot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
AI governance1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Social media / networkNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Privacy / cybersecurityNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
AI literacy1 linked action0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Computer science2 linked actions0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Digital literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Media literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Digital citizenshipNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Cybersecurity literacy2 linked actions0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical
Data literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion
Social-media literacyNot yet establishedResearch gap · no absence conclusion

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