AP Spotlight Students have been called to the office — and even arrested — for AI surveillance false alarms SHARON LURYE AP Education Writer Aug 8, 2025 Aug 8, 2025 Updated Apr 2, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Lesley Mathis knows what her daughter said was wrong. But she never expected the 13-year-old girl would get arrested for it.kAm%96 E66?286 8:C= >256 2? @776?D:G6 ;@<6 H9:=6 492EE:?8 @?=:?6 H:E9 96C 4=2DD>2E6D[ EC:886C:?8 E96 D49@@=’D DFCG6:==2?46 D@7EH2C6]k^AmkAmq67@C6 E96 >@C?:?8 H2D 6G6? @G6C[ E96 %6??6DD66 6:89E9 8C256C H2D F?56C 2CC6DE] $96 H2D :?E6CC@82E65[ DEC:A\D62C4965 2?5 DA6?E E96 ?:89E :? 2 ;2:= 46==[ 96C >@E96C D2JD]k^AmkAmt2C=:6C :? E96 52J[ 96C 7C:6?5D E62D65 E96 E66? 23@FE 96C E2??65 4@>A=6I:@? 2?5 42==65 96C “|6I:42?[” 6G6? 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College isn't in the plans for many rural students despite stepped-up recruiting efforts Even though rural students graduate from high school at higher rates than their peers in cities and suburbs, fewer of them go on to college.
Back-to-school shopping becomes a summer activity as families juggle technology and tariffs Analysts say concerns about price increases from new U.S. tariffs on imports have motivated early school supplies shopping.
Online age checks are proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedom Opponents see a worrisome trend toward a less secure, less private and less free internet, where people can be denied access not just to porno…
Moms' careers and personal time are hit hard by school drop-off demands, poll finds Some school systems don't offer bus service. In other cases, the available options don't work for families.
