TLDR : Faced with the growing use of AI in education, the Ministry of National Education has decided to regulate this practice by emphasizing respect for educational values, supervision of uses, data protection, and training for all stakeholders. Using AI for schoolwork without the teacher's consent is considered cheating, and assessments should prioritize reasoning and critical analysis over simple content reproduction.
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Many high school and middle school students did not wait for their teachers' approval to use ChatGPT for their homework... While it is no longer feasible to ban the use of GenAI tools, given the challenges they pose, the Ministry of National Education, Higher Education, and Research has decided to regulate their use by students, as well as by teachers and administrative staff.
Resulting from a national consultation conducted between January and May 2025, the Framework for the Use of AI in Education defines clear principles to ensure AI remains a tool for assistance and not a substitute for learning processes. While it allows its use under certain conditions, it sets several essential rules:
- Respect for national education values: AI must not replace teachers or alter fundamental teaching methods;
- Supervision of practices: Its use must be transparent and supervised by qualified teachers and administrators;
- Data protection: The use of AI services in class must not expose personal data or require the creation of student accounts in any way
The Ministry of Education also recommends prioritizing open-source tools and taking into account the environmental challenges posed by GenAI.
Training in AI
All staff must be trained in AI and its issues, both agents and teachers.
Students will be made aware of the basics of AI starting in primary school, but the use of generative AI is only allowed from the 8th grade, under the supervision of the teacher, in connection with the curriculum and the Digital Competency Framework (CRCN). High school students will use it autonomously, but only within the educational framework defined by the teacher.
All middle and high school students will be able to benefit from a micro-training in AI on the Pix platform starting in the 2025 school year. However, it will be mandatory for all 8th-grade students, sophomores, and first-year vocational students.
Redefining Assessment in the Era of GenAI
Generative AI must not replace students' personal effort: its use to complete all or part of a school assignment, without the teacher's explicit agreement and without personal appropriation work, constitutes fraud. The framework equates this practice with external intervention or a form of plagiarism.
In the interest of fairness to students, the ministry recommends not using AI-generated content detection software, whose reliability remains contested. Instead, it encourages teachers to evolve their assessment methods, prioritizing reasoning, problem-solving, and critical analysis skills.