Walla Walla Classroom AI Guidelines

Student access to AI websites is limited to Gemini for Education; the district describes the change as a privacy safeguard.

AI governance

Jurisdiction: Walla Walla Public Schools · District
Policy status: Guidance current
Implementation phase: Current
Requirement: Required
Grades: Notice addressed to grades 6–12 families.
Audience: Students; teachers / staff
Learning evidence: No student-learning claim
Instrument: District administrative guidance

Dates & implementation

Legal start

Aug 20, 2025

Announced August 12, 2025 to grades 6–12 families; access change begins August 20, 2025.

A legal effective date can precede school implementation. This record documents policy intent or requirements; it does not independently confirm delivery in every classroom.

Funding & support

Funding details not confirmed

Dedicated funding for this district action has not been verified. Statewide programs do not establish a district award.

Evidence & source location

Update on Student Access to AI Tools, August 12, 2025.

Walla Walla Public Schools Classroom AI Guidelineshttps://www.wwps.org/departments/technology/classroom-ai-guidelines ↗

Approved-tool access control, retained in AI governance; not counted as a blanket ban on student AI or a teaching mandate.

Review history

Reviewed against official sources

Source availability checked Oct 4, 2026: Source reopened. This is separate from verification of the policy claim below.

Source review date recorded in database: 2026-10-04

2026-10-03 — Carried forward from the source-linked baseline; topic, grade and evidence-type inventory reviewed. Individual source was not re-opened in this update. 2026-10-04 — Substantive source review: Verified the dated access change and removed any implication of a districtwide AI-learning mandate.

Record ID: WA-WALLAWALLA-2025-AIGOV-001

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