Microsoft Teams: School Connection – Providing access to parents via their phone number
School Connection app now allows parents/guardians to access their child's profile in Teams (mobile) by logging in with a phone number registered by the school, or via email/phone saved in their Microsoft account. This expands access methods for parent engagement without requiring additional admin configuration.
Key dates
- 2024 — rollout (Rolling out worldwide to Android and iOS)
Microsoft's description
The School Connection app in Microsoft Teams (mobile) empowers parents and guardians to engage, support, and monitor their student's learning at school. This release enables a parent/guardian to get access to their child’s profile in School Connection if they login to Teams (mobile) with their phone number and the school has registered that phone number as a parent/guardian contact. Additionally, a parent/guardian will easily get access to their child’s profile if the phone number or email address that is registered by the school is saved as a login information in their Microsoft account. Learn more about School Connection at the link below.