District requires us to use AI in the classroom…I don’t wanna.

My personal stance on AI is I’ll allow none of it in my class. I want them to exercise their brains by reading and writing. Am I wild for that? Anyway, our district is requiring us to teach students to use AI tools and demanding that we allow them to use AI to complete assignments. I’m baffled. Has anyone else experienced this? On principle I want to resist.

ETA: The district is making us let students use AI to complete assignments and put in our syllabus what type/use of AI we will allow in our classes…I put that I will allow none in my syllabus. I disagree with the comments saying it is similar to not allowing students to use computers or internet 30 years ago…my issue is that I feel the act of reading and writing are mental exercises that make them stronger/smarter. If they don’t have to think then wtf are we doing?!