--- title: Schools That Say No to Google’s AI Will Be Saying... description: Google is turning off Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Search for K-12 student accounts by default, and a school admin must manually enable... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/schools-that-say-no-to-google-s-ai-will-be-saying-goodbye-to-its-search-too-5oviu8cmm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Schools That Say No to Google’s AI Will Be Saying Goodbye to its Search Too | daily.dev og:description: Google is turning off Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Search for K-12 student accounts by default, and a school admin must manually enable... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/schools-that-say-no-to-google-s-ai-will-be-saying-goodbye-to-its-search-too-5oviu8cmm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5Oviu8cMM.png og:image:alt: Schools That Say No to Google’s AI Will Be Saying Goodbye to its Search Too og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Schools That Say No to Google’s AI Will Be Saying Goodbye to its Search Too **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google is turning off Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Search for K-12 student accounts by default, and a school admin must manually enable each one. Google Search's AI Mode and AI Overviews are built into the product, which leaves schools that want no AI without Google Search. Starting 2027, admins who enable AI will choose between a consumer-like Search with AI overviews or a 'Guided Learning' version that coaches students through problems step by step. New York City announced a ban on student-facing generative AI tools for preschool through eighth grade, and Los Angeles Unified blocked them on district-issued devices. Separately, a four-year framework contract was awarded to IONOS, letting schools in six German states opt into a Nextcloud-based open source cloud. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Can schools turn off Google Gemini for students without losing Google Search access? No. Google is disabling Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom, and Search's AI features for K-12 accounts by default, but Search now has AI Mode and AI Overviews built in, so schools that keep AI off entirely will have Search unavailable, shown as a notice to students rather than working as a separate option. _Districts weighing AI policy for student accounts can track vendor changes like this on daily.dev._ ### What alternative to Google services are German schools using instead of AI-bundled search tools? Six German states, Berlin, Hamburg, Hesse, Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Rhineland-Palatinate, awarded IONOS a four-year framework contract for a cloud built on Nextcloud's open source software. The tender required an OSI-approved open source license, citing digital sovereignty and freedom to switch providers, and participation is optional for schools. _Anyone evaluating open source alternatives to big tech education platforms can follow cases like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Common Sense Media says Google’s AI Search poses an “unacceptable risk” to students. 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