Judge Paul Levenson denied the request, stating that the school officials were not hasty in concluding that the student had cheated. The judge also noted that the school had given a lesson on academic integrity and the use of AI during the first week of class, and had sent students a document instructing them not to use AI without permission. The Harris's lawsuit against the school committee is still ongoing.
Key takeaways:
- A federal judge ruled that a Massachusetts school was likely within its rights to discipline a student who used AI to complete an assignment, despite the parents' lawsuit claiming that the school's policies did not explicitly prohibit the use of AI.
- The parents, Jennifer and Dale Harris, asked the court to remove their son's detention from his academic record and to raise his grade in the A.P. History class where he cheated from a C-plus to a B.
- Judge Paul Levenson denied the family’s request for a preliminary injunction against the district, stating that the school officials were not hasty in concluding that the student had cheated and the consequences were not heavy-handed.
- The lawsuit against the Hingham school committee remains ongoing, despite the judge not appearing particularly convinced by the Harris's arguments.