Confirmed
Google will let schools disable its AI tools but lose access to Search
Schools that restrict AI across Google products will no longer be able to access Google Search, since AI features are now built into the search engine.
Every outlet that ran it 2 articles
TechCrunchTech pressLead
Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search
The VergeTech press
Google is entirely disabling Search in schools that don’t want AI