AI is already part of school life. It’s shaping lesson planning, student assessments, and admin systems, often without much structure behind it. Now that the EU AI Act is in place, schools have a legal responsibility to treat AI with care. Education has been named a high-risk area, which means compliance is no longer optional. This isn’t a legal manual. It’s a practical guide, written by someone working in education and trying to make sense of what the law actually means for schools.