Riaz Bassari, a parent in Victoria, B.C., chose not to sign his daughter's school's consent form allowing her to use Google for Education in the classroom.

Current ratings As of April 7, Google Classroom’s average rating on the App Store was 2.8 stars out of five. The majority of the more than 300,000 ratings on the page were one-star reviews.

And the message seems to be working. On the App Store, Google Classroom’s rating had dipped below two stars as of Friday afternoon, but on Google Play the rating is still a solid 3.9.