# Google is entirely disabling Search in schools that don’t want AI > Source: > Published: 2026-11-03 17:00:04+00:00 # Google is entirely disabling Search in schools that don’t want AI By Emma RothSource: [The Verge AI](https://www.theverge.com) Google is completely turning off Search in schools that reject its AI features, the company [told *The New York Times*](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/03/us/google-search-schools-restrict-ai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NlE.VMKr.Cr-g-C6phyfH). The decision was also shared in [a broader education-related update](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/education/ai-learning-era-updates-2026/) from Google on Tuesday, saying that access to [Gemini](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/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 … Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.