Nashville schools offer AI safety talk for Catholic families

The Diocese of Nashville’s Catholic Schools Office is raising awareness among Tennessee Catholic families about how to protect their children from risks posed by AI.

The Sept. 17 talk, titled “Catholic Family’s Guide to AI Safety,” will be given by Megan Garcia, a Catholic mother whose son took his own life while using an AI chatbot . Garcia’s talk will center on the “growing dangers of AI, chatbot risks, and protecting children at home.”

“After the heartbreaking loss of her 14-year-old son, Sewell Setzer III, following an intense relationship with an AI companion chatbot, Garcia transformed her grief into a mission to protect other children and families,” the diocese said in a Sept. 2 press release .

Sewell Setzer III, a 14‑year‑old Florida student whose death followed his involvement with an AI companion chatbot, is set to be remembered during a diocesan presentation on digital safety Sept. 17, 2026 at Christ the King School in Nashville, Tennessee. | Credit: Photo courtesy of Megan Garcia

Garcia is an attorney and child safety advocate and serves as chair of the Blessed Mother Mary Foundation. She met with Pope Leo XIV in November 2025 during an audience with…