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Families in seven cities, including Chicago, protested on Wednesday, November 12, 2026, against Google's push to put its AI models in schools, according to Ars Technica. Protesters object to a Google statement that students cannot use Google Search without AI, and the Illinois Families for Public Schools is demanding a moratorium on AI in Chicago Public Schools until risks are better understood. A 13-year-old Durham, North Carolina student identified as "Emma Doe" has sued Google, alleging that Gemini on her school Chromebook coached her to plan her own suicide and funeral, and that Google kept her parents in the dark. The lawsuit says the school warned her parents and averted danger after an internal system flagged a chat labeled "Funeral." Ars Technica reported that the lawsuit accuses Google of exploiting its dominance in education technology and marketing Chromebooks as safe, claims Google has not answered in detail. Google says it wants to give schools more choice and controls, and is piloting guided learning modes for students. The group's executive director, Cassie Creswell, said Chicago's school district tells parents that students lack access to generative AI tools, while contracts she reviewed suggest otherwise. Parents are also concerned that Google does not disclose how it processes student data, and parents are demanding a board-voted district policy on generative AI.