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How to prevent students from using multiple Google accounts Follow

Peter
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This article helps administrators ensure that students only use their school Google account during class activities and school hours. This allows Hāpara to function properly for students and teachers.

 

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Why you should set Google sign-in policies

To ensure students only use their school Google accounts on Chromebooks, you'll need to block personal account sign-ins. in the Google Admin Console, you should also limit device logins to your school domains. 
 
This helps Hāpara work consistently for students and teachers.
Note: These Google policies are configured at an administrator level. If you are a teacher and you have found multiple users logged into the same device, please see this support article.

 

How to prevent students from using multiple Google accounts

Follow these steps to ensure that students are only able to sign in to their school-issued Google accounts versus personal accounts. 

  1. Visit admin.google.com and sign in as a Super Admin.
  2. Navigate to Devices > Chrome > Settings > Users & browsers.
  3. Select your student OU.
  4. Find User experience > Sign-in to secondary accounts (or Multiple sign-in access on some consoles).
  5. Choose Block multiple sign-in access for users in this organization.
  6. Save.


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Additional Google device policies to consider

 

Allow students to sign in only to accounts from your allowed domains

  1. In the same Users & browsers page for your student OU, locate this setting: Allow users to sign in only to the Google Workspace domains set below 

  2. Enter your district’s allowed domain(s) (e.g., district.edu).

  3. Click Save.

 

Ensure only users you allow can log into the Chromebook itself

  1. Go to Devices > ChromeOS > Settings > Device.

  2. Under Sign-in settings, set Sign-in restriction to Restrict sign-in to a list of users (or equivalent).

  3. Add your student accounts or domain(s).

  4. Click Save.

 

Recommended: Force Chrome browser sign-in & install Hāpara Highlights

  • Ensure Force browser sign-in is enabled for students so Chrome applies your user policies even on shared devices.

  • Confirm the Hāpara Highlights extension is force-installed + pinned so it always loads for managed users. See Strengthening Highlights and preventing student loopholes for a checklist.

 

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