Norway bans AI from primary classrooms and the rest of Europe may not be far behind

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere announced a near-total ban on generative AI in elementary schools on June 19, 2026, with tiered restrictions extending through secondary education. The move is one of the most sweeping government-level AI restrictions in K-12 education globally and signals serious regulatory risk for EdTech startups betting on school system adoption across Europe.