Mute Student Comments in a Class Team

Mute students from commenting in class conversations. This means students will no longer be able to see an inappropriate comment and that the muted students can no longer post or reply in class conversations. You can un-mute students at any time.

Mute students in settings

  1. Select More options  More options button on your team's tile.

  2. Select Manage team.

    Edit menu and settings for a team.
  3. Select the Members tab. You’ll see your students listed. Select the checkmark box under Mute students to prevent students from commenting or select the top checkbox to mute all students at once.

    Select checkboxes next to student names to mute them.

Note: Un-mute students by returning to settings and de-selecting the checkbox next to their names.

Mute a student from a message

  1. Navigate to the student message you want to mute.

  2. Select More options More options button next to the student’s post, then Mute this person.

    Select the ellipses next to the student’s conversation, then select Mute.

To un-mute the student, follow the instructions above in your class team settings.

 

Source: https://support.office.com/en-us/article/mute-student-comments-in-a-class-team-a378de16-ffc0-420c-b08d-e17ec08e7c17?redirectSourcePath=%252fen-us%252farticle%252fmute-a-single-student-in-a-class-team-d28fae1a-3a1e-4b49-a22d-591016c66f1e&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US