Lesson 537 of 1455
Your School Records Have AI Too: What That Means
Schools use AI for everything from attendance to grades to discipline. Your data is in there. Here is what teens should know.
Builders · Safety & Governance · ~4 min read
The big idea
Your school keeps lots of data on you (grades, attendance, behavior). AI is increasingly used to analyze this data. You have rights about how it is used (under FERPA in the US).
Some examples
- AI may flag students at risk of failing.
- AI may track attendance patterns.
- AI may analyze behavior data for trends.
- Under FERPA, you (and parents) have the right to see your records and ask for corrections.
Try it!
Look up FERPA with a parent. Talk about whether you would ever want to see your school records.
Key terms in this lesson
Practice this safely
Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.
- 1Ask AI to explain school records in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "Your School Records Have AI Too: What That Means" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check FERPA against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
End-of-lesson quiz
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Lesson help
Questions are best handled with a grown-up here.
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