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Manage Student Profile as a Parent

[For Guardians] Learn how to manage a student's profile information as a parent contact with edit permissions.

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Written by Sabrina
Updated over 9 months ago

Parent contacts with edit permissions can manage their student's profile to update basic personal information and manage additional student contacts.

ℹ️ The ability to allow parent contacts to edit various parts of the student profile is determined by the program.


Update Personal Info & Address

Parent contacts with edit permissions can manage their student's profile to add/update the following information: Name, Birthday, Age, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Allergies, Notes, Medications, Doctor, and Physical Address.

On the App

On the Web

  1. Select the appropriate child to open their profile

  2. Tap Profile in the top-right corner

  3. Make changes to any of the available fields

  4. When finished, click Save

  1. Click to open the My Children page

  2. Select the appropriate child to open their profile

  3. If making changes to personal information:

    1. In the 'Personal Info' box, click Edit

    2. Make changes to any of the listed fields

  4. If making changes to the address:

    1. In the 'Address' box, click Edit

    2. Add/update the address

  5. When finished, click Save


Manage Additional Student Contacts

Parent contacts with edit permissions can also add/update additional student contacts that should be connected to their child's profile. This could be a grandparent who will be listed as a Family contact so they can access brightwheel and stay connected to the child, a nanny who will be an Approved Pickup contact, or many other scenarios that apply!

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