Thank you to everyone who has suggested that we present our views and petition to the School Board in the monthly Public Delegation Board meetings.

We applied to present on January 26, but were rejected with the following letter.

Thank you for your interest in presenting at the January 26, 2026 Public Delegation Board meeting.

Public Delegation Board Meetings are intended to provide members of the community with the opportunity to present to the Board on matters relating to governance and/or budget.

The Board values receiving input and perspectives from community members and understand that the matter you have brought forward is important to you. After careful review by the Board Chair and Vice-Chair, your delegation request was not approved as it does not fall within the established guidelines for delegations to the Board, as outlined in Board Policy 7. The matter you wish to delegate on falls under operations, and your feedback would be better addressed by staff who are actively engaged on preparing an updated Acceptable Use of Technology guidelines to include responsible use of AI in the classrooms.

Your request has been referred to the appropriate District staff for follow-up, and they will reach out to you to gather your input.

We understand that the student-run campaign was also rejected.

We heard back from District staff with an email to direct questions about the planned roll-out. We will collate questions and send them.

We are pleased to announced that we are now the Vancouver chapter of PACES (Parents for AI Caution in Schools). PACES was founded in New York in 2025 by parents concerned about AI.

From their website:

Generative AI isn’t inevitable. Parents have the right to question how their children are being exposed to generative AI, and to ask critical questions about how AI affects brain development, learning capacity, critical thinking, and educational outcomes.

We are the first chapter outside of New York, and we hope that by connecting with other grassroots campaigns, successes in one city can be used in others. We can share resources and strategies and feel less isolated.

In news cycles dominated by press releases from multi-billion-dollar AI companies, it can feel like nobody is worried about the negative effects of children using AI.

But you are not alone.

There are teachers who are trying out banning AI in their classrooms, activists demanding a moratorium on AI in the classroom, and artists speaking out against AI.

If you are a parent in Vancouver, please sign our petition and connect with us on social media.

If you are a parent in another city, why not start a chapter of PACES in your own city!