The LA Unified School District bars ~378,000 students from using AI tools on district-provided laptops and tablets as officials review AI's role in classrooms (Julia Szymanski/LAmag)

LA Unified School District has prohibited roughly 378,000 students from accessing AI tools on district-issued laptops and tablets as administrators evaluate how artificial intelligence should be used in classrooms. The ban applies to all AI applications, including chatbots and code-generation services, pending the district’s policy review.