Family Ground Rules for SchoolAI

Because SchoolAI is school-provisioned and teacher-configured, most family "rules" for it are less about restricting access (which the school largely controls) and more about setting expectations for how a child uses school-provided AI responsibly and understands the oversight already built in.

Ground rule 1: Understand that teachers can see your SchoolAI activity

SchoolAI states that all Sidekick activity is visible to teachers, and uploads are visible to the student and their assigned teachers only. Make sure your child understands this isn't a punishment measure — it's a designed feature intended to support safety and appropriate use, per SchoolAI's Student Portal overview.

Ground rule 2: Use Spaces and Sidekick for their intended purpose

Since teachers build Spaces for specific tasks, encourage your child to use each Space as designed rather than trying to get it to do something outside its scope. This matters both for learning and because it keeps the visible activity log meaningful for the teacher.

Ground rule 3: Take Critical Alerts seriously if you're contacted

If your child's school reaches out because a Critical Alert was triggered, SchoolAI's system is designed to flag safety or well-being signals — treat that outreach as a genuine prompt to check in with your child, not as a false alarm to dismiss. See the Critical Alerts documentation.

Ground rule 4: Don't assume SchoolAI is a "friend" or confidant

SchoolAI states that Dot, its assistant, is designed not to act like a human friend and not to optimize for engagement over well-being. Reinforce this at home: SchoolAI is a school tool for learning tasks, not a substitute for talking to a trusted adult about personal problems.

Ground rule 5: Ask before using SchoolAI outside assigned schoolwork

If your child wants to use SchoolAI beyond an assigned Space (for example, exploring Sidekick independently, where district settings allow it), have them check with the teacher first, since usage is intended to be teacher-directed.

A simple family conversation starter

Ask your child to show you a Space they've used recently and what it was for. This gives you visibility into what SchoolAI looks like in their specific classroom, since configurations vary by teacher and district.

What SafeGradeAI recommends

• Reinforce that SchoolAI conversations aren't private from teachers — this is a safety feature, not a flaw.
• Treat any Critical Alert contact from the school as a serious, good-faith safety signal.
• Keep SchoolAI framed as a school tool, not a companion or confidant, consistent with the vendor's own design intent for Dot.
• Review the age guide and the parent guide for more detail, or start at the SchoolAI hub.