I realize for the majority of people who would simply 'rather Google not have their information' the trade off and the additional effort on their part are simply not worth it,
My point is that everyone who is 'forced to use Google mail' is unconsciously weighing their objection to it against the inconvenience it would cause them to avoid using it, and chooses to use Google (is forced to, if you prefer) because the possibly ill informed cost benefit analysis tells them using Google is worth it.
I am sorry if this whole comment comes off trollish, but the the idea that people are forced to do things they are strongly against because they do not find the alternative to be convienent I believe to be a symptom of entitlement which is a problem with society (not a new problem) that I believe should be combated.
Edit to clarify - My quotes come from no where and are not actual quotes just hypothetical, probably straw man statements that I have come to expect when issues like this are discussed.
I imagine most people here are not working in K-12 education and so are not familiar with these issues, but it should be understood that many public school districts are making use of Google Apps for education in a capacity which is either explicitly or implicitly compulsory for students, including creation of private accounts on minor students' behalf.
If Google is not being entirely forthcoming on precisely what personally-identifiable information they are retaining about minor students they are potentially in a great legal mess here.
As a minor many of your choices are of course left to your guardians, if as a minor you have a problem with their decision making then that's really an entirely different manner.
You are compromising saying 'its not worth finding a new place to live, possibly a new job, to avoid having my children use google' That is very much an analysis on your part.