Blanchester Local Schools (OH) Artificial Intelligence Policy EDEC (2026)

The Blanchester Local Schools board in Clinton County, Ohio adopted a district artificial intelligence policy (policy EDEC) on June 29, 2026, meeting the July 1, 2026 deadline set by Ohio House Bill 96. HB 96 made Ohio the first state in the nation to require every school district to adopt an AI policy — the statewide mandate is the context that makes this small-district adoption notable. The policy governs AI use in the district under the state-mandated framework.

Technical detail

Blanchester Local Schools (Clinton County, OH) Board of Education adoption of policy EDEC (artificial intelligence), June 29, 2026. Compliance instrument under Ohio HB 96, which required all Ohio districts to adopt an AI policy by July 1, 2026 — the first statewide district-AI-policy mandate in the US. Policy code EDEC per the district's policy manual numbering.

Who is protected: Blanchester Local Schools students, families, and staff

Who must comply: Blanchester Local Schools students, teachers, and staff (AI use governed by policy EDEC)

Key facts

Related education AI rules elsewhere

• Colorado AI Act (repealed) · Repealed / replaced
• Idaho S1227 (AI in K-12 schools) · In effect
• Nevada AB 406 (no AI replacing school counselors) · In effect
• Utah HB 273 (AI in school core standards + required LEA AI policies) · In effect
• Virginia SB 394 (AI-in-schools guidance, board policies, pilot) · In effect
• VA EO 30 (2024) · In effect