Anthropic's Claude for Teachers page says it does not use your inputs or outputs to train its models, uses student data only to provide the service, and does not sell it. It also advises that, on an individual teacher account without school authorization, you should not include identifiable student information.
What the page says
Anthropic published a help article titled "Claude for Teachers: your data and our terms." These are its main statements.
Training. Anthropic does not use your inputs or outputs to train its models. You keep rights to your inputs and own your outputs.
Roles. You or your district is the Controller of submitted data, and Anthropic is the Processor, acting on your instructions.
Student data. Anthropic uses it only to provide the service. It does not sell or share it, use it for advertising or marketing, or build student profiles. It does not collect data directly from students, and student accounts are not part of Claude for Teachers.
Requests. Student or parent requests about their information go to you or your district, and Anthropic helps you respond.
FERPA. A FERPA configured setting exists, but your school or district policy decides whether identifiable student information may be used. On an individual teacher account without that authorization, the page advises not including identifiable student information.
Security. Data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS 1.2 or better.
Retention and deletion
You can delete your chats at any time from your dashboard. District admins can delete any member's data through the Compliance API when district policy requires it. If a district stops using Claude, Anthropic returns the district's data on request and deletes its copies within 30 days, unless the law requires retention. The page does not state a general retention period for active accounts.
What teachers can do
- Ask your school which AI tools are approved before using one with any student work.
- Use the school provided account if there is one. A personal account follows different terms.
- Keep student names, grades and notes out of prompts unless policy clearly allows it.
- Use anonymized samples, such as removing names from essays, when you need feedback on writing.
- Delete chats you do not need.
For parents
If your child's school uses AI tools, you can ask who the Controller is, what data goes in, how long it is kept and who handles deletion requests. The page says requests go to the school or district.
This post summarizes one vendor's help page. It is not legal advice and does not replace your district's policy.
Quick check
Can a teacher paste student names into a personal account?
The page advises against including identifiable student information on an individual teacher account without authorization.
Do students get accounts under this plan?
No. The page says student accounts are not part of Claude for Teachers.
Sources
Last reviewed: 19 October 2026.
