Public Adopters

What the pledge is

The Still In Charge Standard, Version 1.0, is a plain, adoptable reference for what safe, school-supervised student access to AI should look like. A school adopts it by signing a one-page pledge. It is a commitment, not a certification: there is no fee, no audit, and no gatekeeper. The student and parent guides are always free, and the program collects no student data.

The commitments

A school or district that adopts the Standard pledges to:

• Teach students the five principles, so they keep their judgment.
• Collect no student data through the program, and require no student accounts or personal information to use its materials.
• Protect student privacy and teach students what not to put into AI tools.
• Name a person responsible for the school's AI-use guidance, and give students a clear way to ask and to raise concerns.
• Keep guidance product-neutral, requiring no specific AI product.
• Use the Standard alongside the school's own AI acceptable-use policy.
• Share the parent guide with families.
• Keep materials appropriate for high school students and older.

Founding adopters

Still In Charge is seating its founding cohort of adopter schools now. This page will list them here as they join, each a school that chose to put its name to keeping students in charge of their own judgment. If your school could be among the first, we would be glad to talk.

Founding adopters coming. Be among the first to sign.

How your school adopts

It takes a short conversation and a one-page pledge. Schedule a call or email contact@stillincharge.org. We will walk your team through it, align it with your existing AI policy, and send the pledge to sign. See what your school receives and the procurement FAQ for data, liability, and approvals.