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Wednesday 4 November 2026

Google pulls Search from schools that leave Gemini off

Google said on 3 November that Gemini and Search will be off by default for K-12 student accounts. Schools that leave AI off lose Google Search too.

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Rows of green school laptops charge on homemade racks beside a chalkboard in a classroom, with no students in frame. Photo: RudolfSimon / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, modified.

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Google is giving schools a choice on AI, but it comes with a catch. Its Gemini tools will be switched off by default for school students, and any school that leaves them off loses Google Search as well.

Rows of green school laptops charging on wooden chairs under a tangle of white cables beside a chalkboard — Rows of green school laptops charge on homemade racks beside a chalkboard in a classroom, with no students in frame. Photo: RudolfSimon / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, modified.

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