Google's education VP Chris Phillips announced that K-12 schools must accept AI services, including Gemini, to retain student access to Google Search, citing deep integration between the services. The ultimatum prompted immediate backlash: Chicago Public Schools (CPS) stated it is actively exploring options to independently suppress AI Overviews in search results and will "look to other search solutions" if unable to access Search without AI features. Approximately 30 protesters — parents, educators, and students — demonstrated outside Google's Chicago office chanting "Hey Google, nice try. We don't want your Gemini," with student Reese Mackey criticizing AI as a "yes man" compiling "random sources for a nonsensical answer." Google responded that it is testing a "Guided Learning" feature using AI to guide students through problems stepwise. The resistance extends beyond Chicago: Frederick County's school board voted 6–1 in October to restrict student AI use from pre-K through 12th grade, citing lack of parental warning and inability to disable tools; New York City implemented a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for preschool through eighth grade for the 2026–2027 school year, limiting high school use to approved, supervised pilots; and Los Angeles temporarily blocked generative AI tools on student devices across all grades.