Two New Mexico school districts paused use of a state-required AI reading assessment tool, Amira, citing student privacy concerns. Santa Fe Public Schools said it will delay the program, including a voice-recording feature, until the New Mexico Public Education Department provides direction addressing how student voices are stored and used. Los Alamos Public Schools reached a similar decision, opting for the DIBELS reading test in the interim while asking families for answers about retention and access to voice data. District leaders cited worries that recordings could be used to train commercial software. The state education department said updated guidance is forthcoming, including privacy and confidentiality information and options for districts on how Amira should be used for literacy assessments.