Chicago parents and teachers protest at Google over AI in schools

Nov 12, 2026
Parents, students and teachers plan to protest outside Google's Chicago office over access to Search and generative AI in school accounts.

Parents, students and teachers planned a protest outside Google's Chicago office on Wednesday over generative AI in schools and Google's rules for Search on student accounts, CBS News Chicago reports.

The organisers say Gemini features remain built into every student's Google account even though Chicago Public Schools pulled its Gemini chatbot rollout in August, and that data still flows from approved apps to AI companies. The district blocked generative AI on student accounts this week. Google had said schools that turn off AI could lose Search, then separated the two controls on 3 November.

The protest was organised by Illinois Families for Public Schools, Schools Beyond Screens CPS Chicago, Distraction Free Schools Illinois, the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago chapter of Veterans for Peace.

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