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If you want to keep an individual student from participating in your Session, you can block them from the Teacher Dashboard. Blocking a student is a Premium feature. When you block a student, they can no longer:
  • Rejoin your Session with the same account, unless you unblock them
  • See or respond to any slides, whether Normal or Interactive, on the Student View
  • Receive a Takeaway (a Premium feature, available to students who sign in with a Google account)

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Block a Student From Your Session

  1. Open the Teacher Dashboard.
  2. Go to the top right corner of the screen and click the Session Roster button.
  3. Find the student, then click the More Actions (three-dots) button next to their email address. Select Block from Session.
  4. The blocked student appears in red in your Roster and is removed from the student total.
session roster screenshot Block student, red arrow Blocked student, new session total

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Allow a Student Back Into Your Session

  1. Open the Session Roster again.
  2. Click the More Actions button next to the blocked student and select Unblock from Session.
  3. The student can rejoin the Session at joinpd.com using the same Session Join Code.
Unblock student, red arrow

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What the Blocked Student Sees

When a student loses access to your Session, they see a screen indicating they have been removed. Blocked student, student view

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Resources

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Last modified on July 16, 2026