> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.goguardian.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Why Is a Student Getting Blocked?

> Explains the two most common reasons a student may be blocked in GoGuardian Teacher and what teachers and administrators can do to resolve it.

Students can be blocked by several GoGuardian features, but the 2 most common sources are a GoGuardian Admin policy or a Teacher scene.

For a full list of block pages, including visual examples, see [Types of GoGuardian Block Pages](/products/teacher/faqs).

## Scenario A: Student Blocked by Admin Policy

If a student is blocked by an Admin policy, you'll see the message **Website Blocked by Administrators** with a padlock symbol on the student's tile.

### How to Fix This

**For teachers** without GoGuardian Admin access: contact one of your organization's GoGuardian administrators (typically IT or administration staff) for help with the blocked website.

**For administrators**: for more information on policy filtering blocks, see [Why Is a Website Blocked? (GoGuardian Admin)](/products/teacher/faqs).

Administrators can also enable [Teacher Override](/products/teacher/allow-access-to-blocked-sites) to let teachers unblock approved websites.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/6oeTNHuO5gzC1O1Y/images/screenshots/faq-student-getting-blocked/step-01.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=6oeTNHuO5gzC1O1Y&q=85&s=d028bd2a478d882f1786288df8e075ac" alt="Students tile in GoGuardian Teacher displaying a website blocked by admin notice" width="362" height="317" data-path="images/screenshots/faq-student-getting-blocked/step-01.png" />

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/6oeTNHuO5gzC1O1Y/images/screenshots/faq-student-getting-blocked/step-03.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=6oeTNHuO5gzC1O1Y&q=85&s=1883f3fcd0dfdf13c18e237ecfc9b24a" alt="Scenario A: Student Blocked by Admin Policy" width="2556" height="1114" data-path="images/screenshots/faq-student-getting-blocked/step-03.png" />

## Scenario B: Student Blocked by a Teacher Scene

If a student is blocked by a Teacher scene, you'll see the message **Website Blocked by Scene** with the "Hey there" block page on the student's tile.

### How to Fix This

Update your scene to allow the blocked website.

* **Allow Mode scene**: add the website or webpage to the scene's allowed list.
* **Block Mode scene**: remove the website or webpage from the scene's blocked list.

For more information on filtering sites with scenes, including how to update them, see [Create and Apply a Scene](/products/teacher/create-and-apply-a-scene).

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/goguardian/6oeTNHuO5gzC1O1Y/images/screenshots/faq-student-getting-blocked/step-02.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=6oeTNHuO5gzC1O1Y&q=85&s=8b8fb6b844dacb71378414a2f572fdc8" alt="Student's tile displaying &#x22;website blocked by Scene&#x22; page" width="362" height="350" data-path="images/screenshots/faq-student-getting-blocked/step-02.png" />

## All Other GoGuardian Block Pages

For help with other block pages — including GoGuardian Admin Smart Alert blocks, GoGuardian DNS blocks, or Google Admin Console blocks — contact a GoGuardian administrator for assistance.

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<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create and Apply a Scene" href="/products/teacher/create-and-apply-a-scene">
    Learn how to set up and modify scenes to control which websites students can access.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Allow Access to Blocked Sites" href="/products/teacher/allow-access-to-blocked-sites">
    Understand how Teacher Override works and how administrators can enable it.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Components of a Scene" href="/products/teacher/components-of-a-scene">
    Review the parts of a scene and how Allow Mode and Block Mode work.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scene Conflicts" href="/products/teacher/scene-conflicts">
    Find out what happens when multiple scenes apply to the same student.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
