Grade-specific access to selected student AI tools

Opens selected AI tools to middle- and high-school students from February 2, 2026; SchoolAI is reserved for high school. Elementary students are not included in this opening.

Student AI

Jurisdiction: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools · District
Policy status: Access expanded with conditions
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Required with local discretion
Grades: Middle and high school; tool-specific limits
Audience: Students
Learning evidence: No instruction requirement established by this record
Instrument: District policy / directive

Dates & implementation

Legal start

Feb 2, 2026

Limited student access began February 2, 2026. The district says students previously could not access AI on its network; the start date of that earlier block is not given.

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

See the linked district source for approved uses and individual accommodations; no additional exception inferred.

Learning connection: The announced approach pairs student access with AI literacy and teacher-guided use.

Funding & support

Support provision; funding not confirmed

No dedicated allocation verified in this review.

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Evidence & source location

January 29, 2026 announcement: prior block, February 2 opening, eligible tools and grades.

Grade-specific access to selected student AI toolshttps://www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us/article/2665802 ↗

Verified relaxation from a prior network block to limited access in February 2026. The earlier block is not dated to 2024 by this source.

Review history

Reviewed against primary evidence

Source availability checked Oct 5, 2026: See audited register. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-05

Imported from the separately audited restriction register; source quality is disclosed in Evidence level. 2026-10-05 — Corrected empty grade-filter metadata using the recorded grade scope and policy summary. A match means at least one provision concerns this band, not that all students face the same restriction. Source verification date unchanged.

Record ID: VERIFIED-WSFCS-2026-AI

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