Fulton County Schools now operates under a formal artificial intelligence policy after the Fulton County Board of Education approved two policy changes at its Thursday, Aug. 20 meeting. The policy applies districtwide, to all Fulton County Schools campuses — including Johns Creek High School, Chattahoochee High School and Northview High School in north Fulton.

The new policy establishes districtwide rules for AI use in classrooms and operations. It requires staff and students to use only district-approved AI tools, mandates human oversight of any AI-assisted decisions, bans uses deemed inappropriate or harmful and makes employees responsible for work produced with AI assistance. Privacy and academic integrity protections are included, according to the district's Board Bulletin.

The district has not announced which AI tools are approved or when schools will begin enforcing the policy.

The AI policy had reportedly been in development since at least May 5, when it first appeared as a pre-work session topic, though that specific date could not be independently confirmed. Fulton County Schools had already been expanding AI initiatives: the district has been rolling out AI fundamentals training for teachers and adopting district-supported AI platforms during the 2025-2026 school year. The district's total enrollment stood at approximately 89,600 students across 104 schools as of its October 2025 State of the Schools address.

The board also approved a revision to its graduation requirements policy. The change removes references to specific graduation cohorts so the policy applies uniformly to all current students. Historical cohort-specific language will be archived. The district said the revision does not alter the actual credit or course requirements students must meet to graduate.

That policy has reportedly seen revision this school year, including a December 2025 update defining four recognized graduation pathways and a February 2026 update to Accelerated Career Diploma requirements — neither of which could be independently confirmed for this story.

The Aug. 20 revision is a consolidation step, not a new set of rules.

Both policies affect all Fulton County Schools campuses. The district's graduation rate stood at a record 91.9% as of its October 2025 State of the Schools address, with 17 high schools above 90%. The vote count on neither policy was published.

The same meeting drew attention for Superintendent Mike Looney's recommendation of a tentative FY2027 millage rate of 18.08 mills, up from 17.08. Three public hearings will be held for community comment before the board takes final action on that increase. Meeting schedules are posted at fultonschools.org/communitymeetings.