LAUSD is the second-largest U.S. public school district, serving several hundred thousand K-12 students across Los Angeles and nearby communities.
The largest US district bars generative AI for teaching through eighth grade and companion chatbots for every student, which leaves five metered high school pilots covering 5% of enrollment as the only way in.
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The American Federation of Teachers got Microsoft to bar training on student data, ban companion features built for emotional attachment and accept outside audits. District buyers now have a written term sheet to put to every other vendor.
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Mamdani's one-year moratorium covers elementary and middle school, leaves five high school pilots running, and switches off AI features in software the city already bought. Vendors now negotiate in public.
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The moratorium was already running when the board's new AI committee heard about it from staff. Two members said the board never authorized it, neither objected, and the district still has no rule for personal devices.
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A New York Times investigation traces Microsoft, Google and OpenAI's hold on US schools to professional development rather than procurement. The pharma comparison is the load-bearing part.
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