Microsoft lets districts set AI privacy rules in school contracts
Microsoft announced a "National AI Safety & Privacy Standard" that school districts can write directly into their Microsoft contracts, creating legally enforceable controls over student data use. The standard bans using student data to train models, prohibits tracking and AI-only decisions without human review, and lists 10 enforceable protections including a ban on selling student data, a 72-hour breach reporting rule, and a ban on student companion chatbots. The protections apply to every district Microsoft works with starting November 1, and unions urged OpenAI and Anthropic to adopt the same terms.
Microsoft will let districts enforceable AI privacy protections in contracts.
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New York City recently paused AI use in public schools. Unions and experts had called for stronger student protections. Companies may now sign the contract standard or districts may enforce it and possibly seek damages.
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