The parents of a Massachusetts high school senior who used artificial intelligence (AI) for a social studies project have filed a lawsuit against his teacher and school after their son was detained and received a “D” grade.
Jennifer Harris, who along with her husband Dale is named as a plaintiff in the lawsuit filed in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, said: “He is accused of wrongdoing, but there was no wrongdoing.” There was no provision in the handbook for AI.” Last month in court against Hingham High School administrators and the school district, Boston 25 News reported.
The suit alleges that their son will “suffer imminent and irreparable harm” over the grades, which his parents say kept him out of the National Honor Society, and that it affected his standing at a top college. The parents claim that the child is threatened.
“So our argument to the school was, can we fail him with a 59 instead of a 53 so we can get him a B-minus? We are applying,” Harris told the news station. “He’s applying to Stanford, he’s applying to MIT. They see a ‘C’ and it goes in the trash.”
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The parents of a Massachusetts high school senior who used artificial intelligence to write a social studies essay have filed a lawsuit against the teacher and school after their son was detained and given a “D” grade. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Harris said the school “basically punished him for rules that don’t exist,” and the school’s code of conduct handbook does not allow for the use of AI in projects until his son is punished, WCVB-TV reported. He said it was never mentioned.
She added that her son claimed that “it is well documented that AI is the property of the person who generated it,” WBZ-TV reported.
The school claimed it was plagiarized, but parents and lawyers disagree.
Peter Farrell, representing the family, told WCVB: “There is a tremendous amount of information that says AI is not plagiarism.”
Harris told the news station that her son had already failed the rolling entrance exam for his desired school and added that he received a perfect score on the ACT.
The parents sued Hingham High School administrators, their son’s teachers and the school district. (Google Maps)
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The student’s father reveals that the school cannot “reverse” any part of his suspension, but changes his grade, allows him to join the National Honor Society, and that he did not cheat on the paper. He insisted that it could be done.
“You already made him redo his paper. You can’t undo Saturday’s detention,” he told WCVB-TV. “But there are some things you can fix and do right now.”
The student’s parents argue in the lawsuit that the use of AI is not plagiarism. (Getty Images)
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Hingham Public Schools did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment Saturday, but previously told news outlets the district cannot comment on ongoing litigation.
