PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Pasco County schools are working to incorporate artificial intelligence into their classrooms and creating guidelines to keep students safe while using the powerful tool.

What You Need To Know • Pasco County schools, along with many others across the Tampa Bay area, are debating policies surrounding artificial intelligence in the classroom • PCS leaders are drafting guidelines for students and teachers, set to take effect on Dec. 1 • Pasco high schoolers older than 13 will have access to Microsoft Copilot, an AI-powered assistant, for use on their work • SEE ALSO: Pasco Schools set to unlock AI for student use on Dec. 1

Gone are the days of slamming lockers. Now, students are slamming a keyboard.

“AI is everywhere. AI is embedded in almost all the technology

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