Family and Classroom Rules for Khanmigo

A short set of shared rules helps Khanmigo work the way Khan Academy designed it — as a supervised tutoring aid, not an unmonitored chatbot. Use this checklist at home or adapt it for a classroom.

Access and setup rules

• Confirm access is coming from a parent-granted Khanmigo subscription or a verified school/district partnership, not an informal workaround — a child cannot self-register per Khan Academy's Terms of Service.
• Know who the "authorized adult" is on the account (parent or authorized school personnel), since Khan Academy requires this link for any under-18 AI feature use.
• If using a parent subscription, review which of the up-to-10 child profiles are active and remove ones no longer needed.

Privacy rules

• Never type full names, addresses, phone numbers, school names, or other identifying details into a Khanmigo prompt — this is Khan Academy's own guidance.
• Don't paste in other people's private information (e.g., a classmate's grades) when asking for homework help.
• Periodically review saved conversation history where your account plan provides that visibility.

Homework and academic-integrity rules

• Attempt the problem first; use Khanmigo to check reasoning or get unstuck, not to generate a finished answer to copy — see the homework guide.
• Teachers should state explicitly, in the assignment instructions, what kind of Khanmigo help is allowed.
• Students should be ready to explain, in their own words, any answer they arrived at with Khanmigo's help.

Supervision cadence by age

• Elementary: an adult should be present for sessions.
• Middle school: periodic check-ins on what's being asked and discussed.
• High school: lighter check-ins, with clear norms set up front.

See the age guide for more detail on calibrating supervision by grade.

What SafeGradeAI recommends

• Write these rules down and revisit them each school year or semester.
• Pair a home rule set with your school's own acceptable-use policy for Khanmigo, if one exists.
• Use the FAQs to answer specific questions that come up as your child or class starts using Khanmigo.

Return to the Khanmigo hub for the complete assessment.