AI in schools is no longer just about what a chatbot can generate. As AI evolves from answering prompts to accessing information, connecting with systems, and taking action, the questions schools need to ask are changing. What can AI see? What permissions does it have? What can it do on our behalf? Heading into 2026/27, AI literacy must include privacy, security, human oversight, permission literacy, and responsible AI agency.

Smart glasses and AI-enabled wearables are entering schools faster than many policies can keep up. Cameras, microphones, AI, and cloud processing can now be hidden inside everyday eyewear and accessories, creating new questions around privacy, consent, accessibility, safety, and misuse. We created this free, adaptable draft policy to help schools establish clear, balanced expectations before an incident forces them to react.

Smart glasses present schools with a complicated challenge. The same camera-equipped eyewear that raises legitimate concerns about privacy, consent, recording, and academic integrity may also help a visually impaired student read a worksheet, identify an object, or understand their surroundings. As schools develop smart glasses policies, we need to distinguish between misuse and meaningful accessibility, because sometimes the risk is also the accommodation.

As AI makes it easier to turn ordinary photos into harmful deepfakes, should Canadian schools rethink posting identifiable students and staff on public social media? This emerging legal question goes beyond consent and asks whether foreseeability, negligence, and a school’s duty of care could eventually come into play. The law hasn’t answered this yet, but the risk has changed, and it’s a conversation school leaders should be having now.

A Louisiana school plans to punish students for having social media accounts at home, even with parental consent. It’s a policy that reaches far beyond campus, contradicts U.S. Supreme Court guidance, and erodes parental authority. If one school can police a child’s private life, others may follow. Families need to understand why this overreach matters.

Not long ago, youth and teens searched the internet by typing words into Google and sorting through links. Today, they’re simply asking AI for answers. This shift from searching to prompting may seem small, but it has big implications for how young people think, learn, and stay safe online, making digital literacy more important than ever

This article offers a sample letter parents can send to school principals supporting thoughtful, age-appropriate AI integration in classrooms. It emphasizes teaching students critical thinking, ethics, and digital literacy, while addressing valid concerns through oversight, training, and privacy safeguards.

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