This article is for parents.
A parent’s Family Link parental controls will apply to a school account if:
- You’re on a Chromebook with Chrome OS versions 83 and up. Learn more about how to update your Chromebook’s operating system.
- Your child’s personal Google account is managed by Family Link
. Learn how to create a Google Account for your child.
- A school account is added as a secondary account.
Add a school account as a secondary account
- On your Chromebook, sign in to your child’s personal Google account managed by Family Link
- At the bottom right, select the time.
- Select Settings
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- On the left, select People.
- Select your child’s personal Google account managed by Family Link
- Next to “Accounts,” select Add school account.
- Follow the on-screen steps. To approve the addition of a school account, a parent will need to give permission.
.Important: If you add a school account as a new user on your Chromebook’s sign-in screen, Family Link parental controls will not apply to that user account.
Remove a school account as a secondary account
- On your Chromebook, sign in to your child’s personal Google account managed by Family Link
- At the bottom right, select the time.
- Select Settings
- On the left, select People.
- Select your child’s personal Google account managed by Family Link
- Next to the school account you want to remove, select More
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- Select Remove this account. A parent will need to give permission to remove a school account.
.How Family Link works with a school account
- Family Link’s supervision tools such as screen time limits and setting a bedtime apply when your child’s personal Google account is managed by Family Link
- When a school account is added as a secondary account for a Family Link user, a child can:
- Switch between accounts to check email.
- Access Google Classroom on the web from a personal or school account.
- Sign in to websites using a school account.