This article is for parents.
Important: Google Workspace for Education administrators determine which Google services their users can access while signed in to a Google Workspace for Education account. This may include some features or services that your child was previously unable to access using the Family Link supervised account.
A parent’s Family Link parental controls will apply to a school account if:
- You’re on a Chromebook with ChromeOS versions 89 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 for a Family Link user during Chromebook setup
When you set up your Chromebook for the first time or add a user to your Chromebook, you can add a child’s school account:
- When asked 'Who’s using the device?', select a child account.
- Create or sign into the child’s personal Google Account.
- Follow the on-screen steps to add a school account. To approve the addition of a school account, a parent must give permission.
- Enter the child’s 'Google Workspace for Education' account and password.
Tip: For quick access to the Family Link account during Chromebook setup, set up a PIN. Learn more about setting up a PIN after initial setup.
Add a school account for a Family Link user after Chromebook setup
- 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 that you want to remove, select More
- Select Remove this account. A parent will need to give permission to remove a school account.
How Family Link works with a school account
- Screen time limits, downtimes and other parental controls apply whenever a child is signed in to a Chromebook with their Family Link account. A school account with Family Link lets the child use school apps like Google Classroom while the same parental controls apply.
- When a school account is added as a secondary account for a Family Link user, a child can:
- Switch between accounts to check email.
- Switch between accounts while on some Chrome Web Store extensions and Android apps, like Google Classroom, to do schoolwork under parent supervision.
- Sign in to websites using a school account.