For administrators and teachers with Remind Hub.

You can prohibit a school or class participant from changing their profile name via your Remind dashboard online or the Remind app at any time. 

This article contains the following sections:

• Web
• iOS
• Android

Notes

• Only administrators and teachers can ban school participants from changing their name.
• To have access to ban a class participant from changing their name, your class must be linked to a school.

Web

1. Log in to your Remind account.
2. Click on your school or class name. 
   • Note: Only administrators can make changes at the school level.
3. Select the People tab.
4. Click on the name of the participant you want to ban from changing their name.
   • To see a list of names specifically for Students, Parents, Teachers, or participants with No role, click on the dropdown icon .
   • Or, you can find a specific person by typing their name in the search box .
5. Click the three vertical dots on the participant's profile .
6. Choose Edit Name.
7. Change the participant's first and/or last name. 
8. Check the Ban this person from changing their name box.
9. Click Save. 

When the participant attempts to change their name via their Profile page, they'll see a banner that lets them know they are not allowed to change their name.

iOS

1. Open the Remind app. 
2. Tap on your class under Classes owned. 
3. Tap the name of the person whose name you want to change under the participant list.        
   • Or, find the individual by typing their name in the search box. 
4. Choose View profile , and tap on their name again on the top.
5. Switch the button under Ban name editing to the right .

Android 

1. Open the Remind app. 
2. Tap on your class under Classes owned. 
3. Tap the name of the person whose name you want to change under Recent.        
   • Or, find the individual by typing their name in the search box. 
4. Tap the information icon  on the top right. 
5. Tap the name of the individual under the Participants section, and then tap their name again at the top. 
6. Switch the button under Lock name editing to the right .

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