Experts argue that efforts to punish perpetrators have outweighed initiatives to prevent deepfakes and address victims’ concerns. Education Week spoke with experts and school leaders about the necessary ingredients to create and implement policies handling AI-generated deepfakes. Tap into existing policiesSeveral school districts now include deepfakes within their cyberbullying policies. Last year, Illinois also passed legislation that directs all schools to update their cyberbullying policies to address deepfake cases. Education is preventionAs awkward or intrusive as it may seem, school leaders need to address deepfakes head on.