Parents Sue Massachusetts School Over Son's AI Use Punishment, Sparking Debate on Academic Integrity

Parents sue school over son's punishment for using AI, claim it's harmed his college chances

A hot potato: Schools battling against the trend of students using artificial intelligence may have another fight on their hands: parents who support their children's use of AI. In Massachusetts, a school district is being sued by the mother and father of a boy who was punished for using a chatbot to complete an assignment, something they say was not explicitly prohibited, even though it appears to be. The student in question, identified only by his initials, RNH, admitted to Hingham High School teachers that he had used AI to complete a Social Studies project in December. He claimed the tool was only used for research and not to write the entire paper. Despite his pleas of innocence, RNH and his classmate were given Saturday detention and a grade of 65 out of 100 for the assignment, as well as multiple zeros for different portions of the work. This meant his average in the "college-level, advanced placement course" allegedly dropped from 84 to 78. Both students were also barred from selection for the National Honor Society. This decision was later reversed, but not in time for RNH's applications to colleges for early decision. RNH's parents, Jennifer and Dale Harris, say this has harmed his chances of getting into Stanford University and other elite schools, so they've decided to sue. Defendants in the case, which is being heard at the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, include the superintendent, principal, a teacher, the history department head, and the Hingham School Committee. The Harrises allege that the Hingham High School student handbook does not explicitly prohibit the use of AI to complete assignments. "The Plaintiff Student will suffer irreparable harm that far outweighs any harm that may befall the Defendants," their filing reads. "He is applying to elite colleges and universities given his high level of academic and personal achievement. Early decision and early action applications in a highly competitive admissions process are imminent and start in earnest on October 1, 2024. Absent the grant of an injunction by this Court, the Student will suffer irreparable harm that is imminent." The plaintiffs want the incident removed from their son's academic records. They also request that he receive a B grade for the assignment, and want an order requiring defendants "to undergo training in the use and implementation of artificial intelligence in the classroom, schools and educational environment by a duly qualified third party not employed by the District." "The defendants continued on a pervasive, destructive and merciless path of threats, intimidation and coercion to impact and derail [our son's] future and his exemplary record," the Harris family alleges. The school has filed a motion to dismiss the case. It claims that RNH and his classmates were given a copy of the student handbook in the Fall of last year. It bans "unauthorized use of technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), during an assignment" and "unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own work." The class was also given a copy of a "written policy on Academic Dishonesty and AI expectations," which prohibits the use of AI tools unless explicitly permitted and instructed. "Incredibly, RNH and his parents contend that using AI to draft, edit and research content for an AP US History project, all while not citing to use of AI in the project, is not an 'act of dishonesty,' 'use of unauthorized technology' or 'plagiarism,'" the defendants wrote. "RNH unequivocally used another author's language and thoughts, be it a digital and artificial author, without express permission to do so," the school argues. "Furthermore, he did not cite to his use of AI in his notes, scripts or in the project he submitted. Importantly, RNH's peers were not allowed to cut corners by using AI to craft their projects; thus, RNH acted 'unfairly in order to gain an advantage.'" Unless a settlement can be reached, the case will go to court later this month.

Student's parents sue Massachusetts school over discipline for using AI on project

HINGHAM - Parents of a Hingham High School student are suing their son's school administrators and teachers after he was disciplined for using artificial intelligence on a project. The lawsuit filed in federal court by Dale and Jennifer Harris says the student suffered from "arbitrary grading" and was not selected to the National Honor Society "because of this alleged academic integrity violation." The parents said the school's student handbook does not spell out a policy for AI use, so it's not fair to punish him for it. The lawsuit calls on the court to order the school to raise the student's Social Studies grade to a "B" and remove any academic sanction related to AI use from his record. They also don't want his use of AI to be characterized as "cheating" or "academic dishonesty." "He is applying to elite colleges and universities given his high level of academic and personal achievement," the lawsuit states. "Absent the grant of an injunction by this Court, the Student will suffer irreparable harm that is imminent." "This is a kid I really believe can do anything he wants," said mother Jenifer Harris. "He is looking at some of the top schools in the country and his top-notch school, his first choice, is Stanford." Harris is a writer, and the boy's father is a teacher. In one of his honors courses, he was paired with another student. They were assigned to do a paper on a famous person and their civil actions. He and his partner chose Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. During the process, they used AI to generate notes and to create an outline, not to write the paper itself. WBZ-TV asked Harris if she thought this was cheating. "Absolutely not. First of all, the school had no policy on it yet," details Harris. "I know my son defended himself to the school saying AI is not cheating, and it's not plagiarism. He said if you look it up, it's well documented that AI is the property of the person who generated it," said Harris. In response, the school had the two students redo the assignment separately and on a different topic. "We found out in the court documents that they were never going to give him a grade higher than a 65, which is odd because the other kid got a 75 on his paper," continues Harris. As a result of the incident, her son hasn't been able to complete college applications due to the unresolved nature of the situation. It's blocked him from early or rolling admissions at major schools. However, the NHS has reconsidered its decision. "We have already gotten something out of it, which is his induction into the National Honors Society," said the family's attorney Peter Farrell. Farrell said the organization originally denied him because of the AI situation. He said an investigation showed seven other accepted students had disciplinary actions, including the use of AI. The organization has since let him re-apply. The lawsuit names the superintendent, school administrators, social studies teachers and the Hingham School committee as defendants. A spokesperson for Hingham Public Schools said the district would not be commenting on the lawsuit "to respect the privacy of the student involved and due to ongoing litigation." The student's parents also want the court to order the defendants "to undergo training in the use and implementation of artificial intelligence in the classroom, schools and educational environment." CBS News reported last year that while some school districts have banned students from using tools like ChatGPT, other educators are encouraging students to use AI functions to do their work. "The reason why is because the MBA students I teach are going to be entering the workforce in about 10 months, and they'll often be working within companies and organizations that encourage employees to make use of generative AI tools," Columbia Business School sociology professor Dan Wang told CBS MoneyWatch.

Parents sue after student punished for using AI in class

Claims their child will 'suffer irreparable harm' if the record stays The parents of a Massachusetts child are taking his school to court after the student was punished for using AI in a class project. The individual, named only as RNH, admitted to teachers that they had used AI when writing a Social Studies project in December, but claimed it was only for research and not to write the whole paper. The student was given a Saturday detention and marked down on the project, something his parents are now suing to rectify. "The Plaintiff Student will suffer irreparable harm that far outweighs any harm that may befall the Defendants," their filing reads [PDF]. "He is applying to elite colleges and universities given his high level of academic and personal achievement. Early decision and early action applications in a highly competitive admissions process are imminent and start in earnest on October 1, 2024. Absent the grant of an injunction by this Court, the Student will suffer irreparable harm that is imminent." RNH was temporarily held back from joining the National Honor Society and parents want their offspring's academic records cleared of any mention of the incident. In addition, they want the student to receive a B grade for the project and the removal of any indication that cheating was involved. The school, however, is fighting back with a motion to dismiss [PDF] the case. The school argues that RNH, along with his classmates, was given a copy of the student handbook in the Fall of last year, which specifically called out the use of AI by students. The class was also shown a presentation about the school's policy. Students should "not use AI tools during in-class examinations, processed writing assignments, homework or classwork unless explicitly permitted and instructed," the policy states. "RNH unequivocally used another author's language and thoughts, be it a digital and artificial author, without express permission to do so," the school argues. "Furthermore, he did not cite to his use of AI in his notes, scripts or in the project he submitted. Importantly, RNH's peers were not allowed to cut corners by using AI to craft their projects; thus, RNH acted 'unfairly in order to gain an advantage.'" Unless the school and parents reach a settlement, the case will go to court later this month. ®

Parents sue son's high school history teacher over AI 'cheating' punishment

The legal complaint said using artificial intelligence to assist in crafting an outline didn't violate school rules at the time. The parents of a Massachusetts high school senior are suing his teacher, school district faculty members and a local school committee for punishments he received after he used artificial intelligence tools to research and create an outline for a history class essay. The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts district court, said the student didn't break any rules and is now at a disadvantage in the highly competitive Ivy League college application process after he received punishments that included a detention, a poor grade and the inability to join the National Honor Society. The lawsuit is one of the first of its kind in contesting school discipline over the use of AI to complete academic work. The complaint said the school's AI policy was added to the Hingham High School student handbook only the year after the plaintiff's son was punished. As schools, workplaces and institutions acclimate to the increasing use of generative AI tools for education, labor and more, the Massachusetts case could establish a legal precedent about disciplinary decisions. "It's underregulated, especially in a school setting," Peter Farrell, the family's lawyer, said about AI in a phone interview. "It is here to stay, it is ubiquitous, and it's going to be a part of everyone's everyday life in the very near future." "AI is not plagiarism," Farrell went on to say. "AI is an output from a machine." The student's school district, Hingham Public Schools, said it was unable to provide further details during ongoing litigation and to respect the student's privacy. The defendants, who include high school faculty and staff members, filed a motion to dismiss the complaint. Farrell said the parties will meet next week in court to move forward with the case. The student, who is referred to only by his initials in the lawsuit, set his sights on Stanford University, according to the complaint, and got a perfect score on the ACT standardized college entry test. But after his AP U.S. History teacher discovered he and another student used AI for a project on basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar late last year, the complaint said, the student received zeroes and an overall D on the assignment, pulling him down to a C for the semester and lowering his overall GPA. The complaint said the student also received Saturday detention and was initially barred from the National Honor Society, too. Farrell said they are awaiting a retroactive induction after an internal investigation found that the student was no longer barred from the organization. Farrell said the student wasn't using AI to write his paper for him but was using it in a way akin to a Google search, to find sources and develop ideas. His teacher discovered the use of AI before the project was completed, and the student was separated from his partner and asked to restart the project with paper notes. According to the complaint, the student's parents, Dale and Jennifer Harris, a math teacher and an author respectively, first reached out to their son's school after he was denied entry into the honor society over his previous use of AI. Months later, at the start of the 2024-25 school year, Hingham High School added a line about AI to its "Academic Integrity: Cheating and Plagiarism" section, defining cheating in part as "unauthorized use of technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), during an assessment." Farrell said the internal investigation found that several other students who had been able to join the honor society had previously been disciplined, including one separate case of an infraction that also involved the use of AI. The complaint accuses the Hingham faculty of "threats, intimidation, coercion, bullying, harassment, and intimation of reprisals." While the 2024 college admissions process is well underway, with rolling admissions having begun for some schools over the summer, the Hingham senior is waiting to submit applications. His family's hope is that the case will compel his school to change his AP U.S. History grade, instate him into the honor society and desist from characterizing the incident as "cheating" or another form of academic dishonesty, so he doesn't have to indicate he has been disciplined on any applications. "He's already late," Farrell said. "This is a fundamental threat to his future." Adam Nguyen, founder of Ivy Link, a college admissions advising firm, said the Nov. 1 deadline for early action college applications is approaching quickly. Nguyen, who went to Harvard Law School and also has a background in AI, said most top-tier colleges and universities are integrating AI into their own policies in a way that doesn't ban its use altogether but requires students to use citations and original writing -- not unlike how the Hingham student said he was using the tool. Nguyen said the student could also defend himself on his college applications, which would be considered if he is an otherwise exceptional candidate. "I don't think Stanford is going to apply a red line rule when it comes to the use of AI," Nguyen said. "Given the situation and context of this case, there's a lot working in favor of the student."

Parents Sue School That Gave Bad Grade to Student Who Used AI to Complete Assignment

A Massachusetts couple claims that their son's high school attempted to derail his future by giving him detention and a bad grade on an assignment he wrote using generative AI. An old and powerful force has entered the fraught debate over generative AI in schools: litigious parents angry that their child may not be accepted into a prestigious university. In what appears to be the first case of its kind, at least in Massachusetts, a couple has sued their local school district after it disciplined their son for using generative AI tools on a history project. Dale and Jennifer Harris allege that the Hingham High School student handbook did not explicitly prohibit the use of AI to complete assignments and that the punishment visited upon their son for using an AI toolâ€"he received Saturday detention and a grade of 65 out of 100 on the assignmentâ€"has harmed his chances of getting into Stanford University and other elite schools. "The defendants continued on a pervasive, destructive and merciless path of threats, intimidation and coercion to impact and derail [our son's] future and his exemplary record," the Harris family alleges in its lawsuit, which was initially filed in state superior court before being removed to a federal district court. Hingham Public Schools, however, claims that its student handbook prohibited the use of "unauthorized technology" and "unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own work." The district said in a recent motion to dismiss that the discipline administered to the Harris' son was "relatively lenient" and that a ruling to the contrary would "invite dissatisfied parents and students to challenge day-to-day discipline, even grading of students, in state and federal courts." Almost immediately after OpenAI released ChatGPT in 2022, schools recognized the threat that free and easily accessible generative AI tools posed to academic integrity. Some districts tried banning the technology entirely for students and then reversed course. State departments of education have slowly been rolling out guidance for local districts, but in many parts of the country, there is no clear consensus on how students should be allowed to use generative AI. A national survey conducted by the Center for Democracy and Technology found that schools are increasingly disciplining students for using AI and noted that historically marginalized studentsâ€"including students of color and English language learnersâ€"tend to be punished disproportionately for violating school rules, The Harris family alleges that their son was unfairly targeted by the Hingham school district because it applied discipline inconsistently. After the cheating incident, the district didn't place their son in the National Honor Society, they claim, but it had previously allowed a student who used AI to write an English paper to join the society. The district replied in its motion to dismiss that the Harris's son has, in fact, been allowed to join the National Honor Society after initially being deferred. The lawsuit also questions whether using AI to complete assignments should be prohibited at all. It notes that the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education hasn't issued any rules or guidance for schools on the use of the technology. "Generative AI is an emerging landscape and its use is here to stay," according to the lawsuit.

Parents Sue School After Teacher Sends Son to Detention for Using AI

A Massachusetts teacher gave a student a bad grade and a Saturday detention for using generative AI to complete an assignment -- and now, as Gizmodo reports, the student's parents are suing the school on the grounds that he might not get into elite universities as a result. The unusual lawsuit was filed against the Hingham, Massachusetts public school system by Dale and Jennifer Harris, whose child received a 65 out of 100 for using AI without authorization to complete an AP US History assignment. The Harris family is arguing that their son was handed a barely-passing grade -- 65 is one point above an F -- on a technicality, as the Hingham High School handbook doesn't expressly forbid students from using generative AI. The lawsuit also disputes the school's ability to make rules about AI use in its classrooms at all, as the state's education authority has yet to provide official AI guidance. The parents further claim that generative AI was used only to research the assignment, and not to write it. The lawsuit used some surprisingly strong language, condemning the school and its staff for allegedly engaging in a "pervasive, destructive and merciless path of threats, intimidation and coercion to impact and derail [our son's] future and his exemplary record." "Generative AI is an emerging landscape and its use is here to stay," the lawsuit reads. But as Gizmodo notes, the school's handbook does forbid the use of "unauthorized technology" and "unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's work" to complete assignments. At its core, the lawsuit isn't really about AI; rather, it appears to be a tale-as-old-as-time clash between helicopter parents and educators in an era backdropped by a competitive college admissions landscape. Regardless, if the case moves forward in the state's federal district courts, it could stand to be a landmark legal decision in the muddy world of generative AI use in education. The district, for its part, argued in a motion to dismiss the case that the legal action is about nothing more than the family's "dissatisfaction" with what the school considered appropriate disciplinary action. "This lawsuit is not about the expulsion, or even the suspension, of a high school student," reads the dismissal motion. "Instead, the dispute concerns a student... dissatisfied with a letter grade" and "having to attend a 'Saturday' detention." The school adds that the 65 percent grade handed down to the student was "relatively lenient" for the "serious infraction" of using AI on an assignment without authorization and that it acted within the confines provided by the school handbook, as well as a separate "AI and Schoolwork" packet that was handed out to students and many parents during the Fall 2023 semester.

Parents sue school in Massachusetts after son punished for using AI on paper

The family said the teen will "suffer irreparable harm" from the allegations. The parents of a Massachusetts teenager are suing his high school after they said he was accused of cheating for using an artificial intelligence tool on an assignment. The teen's parents, Jennifer and Dale Harris, told Boston ABC affiliate WCVB their son used AI to assist with research for a history paper, but not to write the paper itself. "They told us our son cheated on a paper, which is not what happened," Jennifer Harris told WCVB. When the student's AI use was discovered, he was given detention, and his grade was negatively impacted, according to the family. In a federal court filing, the family alleged the teen would "suffer irreparable harm" as a result of the incident, noting he was "applying to elite colleges and universities given his high level of academic and personal achievement." As a result of the incident, he was barred from being inducted into the National Honor Society, the filing alleges. The filing calls for the school to "exclude any zero grade from grade calculations for the subject assignment" and to "immediately repair, restore and rectify Plaintiff Student's letter grade in Social Studies to a grade of 'B.'" It also demands the student be "retroactively appointed and inducted immediately" into the National Honor Society. The filing accuses the school of a lack of clarity in its rules about AI use, saying the school handbook did not "have any established rules, policies or procedures for not only the use of artificial intelligence, but what any administrators, faculty or students should do when encountering its use." A copy of the school's handbook reviewed by ABC News states that "unauthorized use of technology, including Artificial Intelligence" may be deemed an act of cheating or plagiarism, but does not go into further detail about how it may or may not be used. The handbook defines plagiarism as "unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author, including Artificial Intelligence, and the representation of such as one's own work." A teacher who uncovers instances of cheating must "record a failing grade for that assignment for each student involved" and inform the student's parents, according to the handbook. The teacher must also notify the assistant principal, "who will add the information to the student's disciplinary file" and "may take further action if they deem it warranted," the handbook states. Jennifer Harris urged the school to clarify their rules surrounding the use of AI. "I'd also like them to put in place an AI policy that makes sense -- that the teachers understand that they then can articulate to the students," she said. The filing also called for school administrators to "undergo training in the use and implementation of artificial intelligence in the classroom, schools and educational environment by a duly qualified third party not employed by the District." In a statement to ABC News, a spokesperson for the school district declined to comment on the matter. "To respect the privacy of the student involved and due to ongoing litigation, [Hingham Public Schools] is unable to provide further details at this time," the spokesperson said.

Student was punished for using AI -- then his parents sued teacher and administrators

Parents claim there was no rule banning AI, but school cites multiple policies. A school district in Massachusetts was sued by a student's parents after the boy was punished for using an artificial intelligence chatbot to complete an assignment. The lawsuit says the Hingham High School student handbook did not include a restriction on the use of AI. "They told us our son cheated on a paper, which is not what happened," Jennifer Harris told WCVB. "They basically punished him for a rule that doesn't exist." Jennifer and her husband, Dale, filed the lawsuit in Plymouth County Superior Court, and the case was then moved to US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Defendants include the superintendent, principal, a teacher, the history department head, and the Hingham School Committee. The student is referred to by his initials, RNH. The lawsuit alleges violations of the student's civil rights, including "the Plaintiff Student's personal and property rights and liberty to acquire, possess, maintain and protect his rights to equal educational opportunity." The defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, filed last week, said RNH admitted "that he used an AI tool to generate ideas and shared that he also created portions of his notes and scripts using the AI tool, and described the specific prompt that he put into the chatbot. RNH unequivocally used another author's language and thoughts, be it a digital and artificial author, without express permission to do so. Furthermore, he did not cite to his use of AI in his notes, scripts or in the project he submitted." The school officials' court filing points to a section of the student handbook on cheating and plagiarism. Although the section doesn't mention AI, it bans "unauthorized use of technology during an assignment" and "unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own work."

High school student accused of using AI fails project. Parents sue Massachusetts school

Two high school students taking on a history project about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's role as a civil rights activist became a question of academic integrity, and later, the subject of a federal lawsuit. One student's parents are suing their son's Massachusetts school, saying his use of artificial intelligence for research purposes during the project was not outlined in the school's guidelines on academic integrity, but the student's grade and admission to the National Honor Society was impacted as a result, according to court documents filed on Oct. 8. The parents believe their son was "unfairly" punished. The Hingham High School student is at the top of his class, receiving a perfect ACT score and top marks on his AP tests, according to the lawsuit. In December 2023, the teacher checked the student and his classmate's progress on the assignment, according to court documents. She noticed that the students cited the use of AI. The students did not use AI to write their paper, according to the lawsuit, and instead used it to help research the topic and craft an outline. "If it were the paper part of this, you know, we'd be having a different conversation," the parent's attorney, Peter Farrell, said in an interview with McClatchy News. The teacher accused the students of cheating because they used AI, according to court documents. She had the students abandon the project, start over and work separately, then gave the student a failing grade on the assignment despite completion of the project. As a result of the failing grade on an AP United States History project, his cumulative grade dropped to a C, the lawsuit said. Hingham High School's attorney declined to comment on the case. Documents filed on behalf of the school and teachers accused in the lawsuit say guidelines for the use of AI were outlined in English courses the student took. The school argues the student listened to a presentation called "AI & Schoolwork" where he was told about the guidelines, according to court documents. The copy of the presentation, included in court documents, says students should only use AI if allowed by a teacher, and it must be cited. Fallout from disciplinary action While the lowered grade would show on the student's transcript, the punishment for using AI in a project went beyond grades, according to the lawsuit. Due to his academic integrity infraction with the school, the student was barred from admission to the National Honor Society, with the faculty advisor of the society calling his case "the worst episode of academic dishonesty we have seen in sixteen years," according to the lawsuit. However, there had been seven other students at the school inducted into the honors society despite having an academic integrity infractions on their records, according to the lawsuit. One student's infraction also involved AI, the lawsuit said. As the student applies to colleges, the lawsuit says the disciplinary actions taken against the student could impact his ability to get into the elite colleges he is applying to. Since the case's original filing, Farrell said the school's court filings showed an intention to induct the student into the National Honor Society, though it had not been directly communicated to the student or his parents. AI in education According to the lawsuit, there are no federal or state statutes regulating the use of AI in classrooms. "People know that it needs to have some regulation, but they're not exactly sure how to go about it," Farrell said. He emphasized that "AI is not plagiarism," adding there needs to be clear guidelines about how AI should be used in academic settings and when it is off-limits. "AI as a whole leads people to do a deeper dive into different segments of whatever the topic is," the attorney said. Just as other technologies have been integrated into classrooms over the past decades, Farrell said AI needs to be "embraced." "It's not cheating. It is not plagiarism, and we intend to prove that in court," Farrell said. Hingham is about a 20-mile drive southeast from Boston.

Parents of student that used AI to cheat sue school, claiming AI tools aren't bannable

It was only a matter of time before lawsuits began flying in the academic space for the use of artificial intelligence-powered tools, but who thought they would come from the parents of a child who was busted using the AI tools? That's right, the parents of a child who was busted using AI tools to help them complete their history project are now suing the school after it disciplined the student. The parents claim that the disciplinary measures issued by the school have now harmed the students' chances of getting into prestigious universities such as Stanford. According to Dale and Jennifer Harries, the parents of the student, their son's punishment of a Saturday detention and a grade of 65 out of 100 on the history project has now impacted their son's future and his "exemplary record". Hingham Public School in Massachusetts claimed the use of AI tools is prohibited, and that is stated within the student's handbook, "unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own work." The district dealing with the case stated in a recent motion to dismiss that Harris' son received a "relatively lenient" punishment and that siding with the parents would only "invite dissatisfied parents and students to challenge day-to-day discipline, even grading of students, in state and federal courts." Notably, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education hasn't issued any specific guidance regarding the use of AI tools in schools.

Parents Are Suing a School After Their Son Was Punished for Using AI on a Paper. We Asked ChatGPT If That Was Fair.

The parents say the school's guidelines were not clear and the punishment will affect the student's college prospects. Jennifer and Dale Harris, the parents of a Massachusetts teenager in the Hingham Public Schools system, are suing over their son's failing grade. The school accused the student of cheating on a school assignment by using AI. In an interview with WCVB, Jennifer Harris explained, "They told us our son cheated on a paper, which is not what happened." Related: These Are the 9 Dead Giveaways That AI Wrote This Story According to the federal court filing, the Harrises claim their son will "suffer irreparable harm" from the resulting detention and failing grade as he is "applying to elite colleges and universities given his high level of academic and personal achievement." The filing states that he was barred from being inducted into the National Honor Society. The parents say that the school did not "have any established rules, policies or procedures for not only the use of artificial intelligence, but what any administrators, faculty or students should do when encountering its use." ABC News reviewed the school's handbook and reports that it states "unauthorized use of technology, including Artificial Intelligence" may be considered an act of cheating or plagiarism. And goes on to spell out that teachers who find out about a student cheating must "record a failing grade for that assignment for each student involved." Related: The Top 5 AI Tools That Can Revolutionize Your Workflow and Boost Productivity The Harrises are calling for the school to "exclude any zero grade from grade calculations for the subject assignment" and to "immediately repair, restore and rectify Plaintiff Student's letter grade in Social Studies to a grade of 'B.'" The school told ABC News that it is not commenting to protect the student's privacy. Meanwhile, we asked ChatGPT for its take on the situation. Here's AI's response: "It really depends on the context and the guidelines set by the school or teacher. If the use of AI was against the rules and the student didn't disclose it, then a failing grade might be justified. However, if the assignment was meant to encourage creativity or exploration of tools, a conversation about proper use and academic integrity could be more beneficial. It's important to consider the intent behind using AI and whether it aligns with the learning objectives."