The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) implemented a restriction preventing students from accessing generative artificial intelligence tools during the school year. ^[1] On September 2, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar H. Samuels imposed a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for pupils up to eighth grade for the 2026-27 academic year. ^[2] Teachers are not covered by the prohibition and can use Gemini and Copilot via district-administered enterprise licenses for tasks like preparing classes and correcting assignments. ^[3] The blocked services include those whose central function is content generation via AI, such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. ^[4] A 2026 CEPR discussion paper by researchers at Stockholm University and the University of Hong Kong, examining more than 26,000 students in China over 30 months, found that access to generative AI increased homework scores by 18% and reduced completion time by 30%, but after roughly six months, closed-book examination scores had fallen by 20%. ^[5] Companion chatbots will be prohibited across all grades, and the AI components of more than 38 previously approved programs that fail to meet the new standards will be disabled or discontinued. ^[6] Five limited AI pilots will operate for high school classrooms: Quill (15 minutes per week) for English language arts, Edia (20 minutes per week) for mathematics, Brisk Teaching (10-20 minutes once or twice weekly) for teacher-created activities, Playlab (two assignments per marking period; 45 minutes per week) for assignment-specific applications, and Intel AI-Ready Schools (one period per week) for community issue projects. ^[7]