Google will let schools skip AI tools, but they have to give up search, too

Google announced schools can opt out of AI features in its education products after consulting educators and lawmakers. However, the policy bundles AI tools—Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search—as a single package with no selective disabling. Schools that choose to block AI lose search functionality entirely, creating a difficult tradeoff for educators concerned about AI misuse.

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