From Classroom to Courtroom
Legal Actions to Ensure the Responsible Deployment of AI in Schools
This presentation offers an insider’s view of what defending students’ rights before the court looks like in the age of AI. Our team consists of two legal scholars and one parent brought together by shared concerns about the use of an algorithm generating risk scores to inform school administrators on whether Grade Six students are likely to graduate from high school. We recently started filing legal complaints challenging the deployment of this AI system because we believe it violates administrative and data protection law. These legal actions are not intended to oppose the use of AI in classrooms altogether. Our main focus is on the way the system was deployed without appropriate safeguards and oversight. We want to share our experience with the AIEOU community to spark discussion on the role that legal actions can play in ensuring the responsible deployment of AI in education. We believe our presentation aligns well with the AIEOU conference’s mission, because it is rooted in stakeholders' concerns i.e. the concerns of a parent worried about the way her child’s data was handled but can also provide valuable insight for policy-makers, school administrators and educators interested in deploying AI responsibly.
You can view the presentation here: Gaumond, E. (2025, September 21). From Classroom to Courtroom - Legal Actions as a Means to Ensure the Responsible Deployment of AI in Schools. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17172217
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