# Google is entirely disabling Search in schools that don't want AI

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> **Original Source**: [The Verge AI](https://www.theverge.com/tech/1025411/google-turn-off-search-ai-features)
> **Author**: Emma Roth (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
> **Category**: PRODUCTS
> **Tags**: AI, The Verge AI, products

## Executive Summary
Google is completely turning off Search in schools that reject its AI features, the company told The New York Times. The decision was also shared in a broader education-related update from Google on Tuesday, saying that access to Gemini, Gemini Notebook,...



## Full Coverage
Students in schools that reject Google's AI will see notices that Search isn't available

Google is completely turning off Search in schools that reject its AI features, the company told The New York Times . The decision was also shared in a broader education-related update from Google on Tuesday, saying that access to Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Google Search "will be entirely off" for K-12 student accounts unless "administrators explicitly turn them on."

Administrators will not be given the option to toggle Gemini-powered features off without disabling Search, however. Chris Phillips, Google's vice president of education, told the NYT , "Search and AI are deeply integrated," adding that schools that disable Google's AI features "will not have access to Search, and they'll see a message from their school that indicates it's not available." Google didn't immediately respond to The Verge 's request for comment

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