# Big School Districts Pause AI Access at School > Source: > Published: 2026-09-16 07:00:00+00:00 Big School Districts Pause AI Access at School jdimaggio@upcea.edu Wed, 09/16/2026 - 03:00 AM After nearly four long years of evolving and often conflicting policies since ChatGPT officially emerged, high profile public school districts have decided they now need a moratorium on use of AI to provide even more time to consider policies and practices. Byline(s) Ray Schroeder Big School Districts Pause AI Access at Schooljdimaggio@upcea.edu After nearly four long years of evolving and often conflicting policies since ChatGPT officially emerged, high profile public school districts have decided they now need a moratorium on use of AI to provide even more time to consider policies and practices.