# Chicago schools tell Google they'd rather lose Search than be forced to accept AI

DevFeed: [Chicago schools tell Google they'd rather lose Search than be forced to accept AI](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/chicago-schools-tell-google-they-d-rather-lose-search-than-be-forced-to-accept-ai-130411.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.techspot.com/news/114532-chicago-schools-tell-google-they-can-live-without.html>)

Author: Rob Thubron

Published: 2026-11-12T13:37:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [TechSpot](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techspot.md>)

Topics: [Google Search](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-search.md>), [search-engines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/search-engines.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-services](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-services.md>), [education](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/education.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [schools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/schools.md>), [search](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/search.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

Google said K-12 schools would need to accept its AI services to retain student access to Search, citing integration between the services. Chicago Public Schools, which had blocked student access to generative AI tools such as Gemini, said it was exploring ways to suppress AI Overviews and would consider other search solutions if it could not offer Google Search without the AI feature. The excerpt also reports protests in Chicago and Cambridge and describes restrictions elsewhere: Frederick County allows exceptions for AI lessons and disability accommodations; New York City limited use by grade and program for 2026-27; Los Angeles temporarily blocked generative AI tools on student devices across grades. Google said it was testing Guided Learning, which guides students through problems step by step.

## Source excerpt

At the start of November, Chris Phillips, Google's vice president and general manager for education, said K-12 schools will soon have to accept the company's AI services to retain student access to its search engine. The reason, he claimed, was that Search and AI are now deeply integrated services. Instead... Read Entire Article