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Microsoft agrees to ten enforceable AI privacy principles for schools, including no training on student data and no AI companions
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Microsoft committed to ten contractually enforceable AI safety and privacy principles for schools in an agreement with the American Federation of Teachers, following one-year student-facing AI bans by New York City and Los Angeles.
School districts can adopt these terms into new or existing contracts starting in November without renegotiating entirely, giving them concrete leverage on AI vendor terms. The agreement directly addresses educator concerns about data training, AI companions, and automated high-risk decisions, and it signals Microsoft's preemptive response to a growing district-level policy crackdown on student-facing AI.
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Microsoft pledged not to train AI models on student or educator data, limit data collection, disclose tool operations in plain language, prohibit AI companions, and require human review for high-risk decisions.
The ten principles can be contractually enforced by school districts that adopt them, with opt-in available beginning in November.
The agreement follows one-year bans on student-facing AI implemented by New York City and Los Angeles school systems.
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