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# Student status and ages

> How Playlab records whether organization or space members are students, which age band they're in, and who can change it.

Playlab asks organizations and spaces two questions: whether they include students, and which ages those students are. Each member is marked as a **Student** or **Non-student**, and each student gets an age band: **Ages 13–15**, **Ages 16–17**, **Ages 18+**, or **Not sure**. A group with students of different ages can have more than one age band.

## Where it's set

* **When you create an organization or a space.** The form asks **Will there be students in this space?** (or in this organization). Choose **Yes**, **No**, or **Not sure**. After **Yes**, check every age that applies. Then confirm your answers.
* **When you invite members.** The invite dialog asks **Are the people you're inviting students?** Choose **No, not students** and you confirm everyone you're inviting is 18 or older. Choose **Yes, students** and you confirm they're within the space's or organization's current ages. See [Adding members and inviting users](https://learn.playlab.ai/getstarted/Adding%20Members%20to%20your%20Space).
* **Through rostering (Clever or ClassLink).** Student status and age bands come from your school's records automatically.

## How to change it

The organization **Members** page and each space's **Members** tab have an **Ages and Student Status** box with the group's answer. Click **Edit** to change it. The **Student / Age** column shows each member's answer.

To change one member, click **⋮** on their row and choose **Set Student / Age**. To change several, tick their checkboxes and click **Set Student / Age**.

**Who can change it**

* **Organization Owners**, on the organization's **Members** page.
* A space's **Owners and Managers**, on its **Members** tab. This never changes the space's own Owners and Managers.

**What happens when answers differ**

* If someone else already set a member's answer, Playlab doesn't overwrite it. After you save, Playlab lists those members with who set their answer and where, and you choose whose answers to replace.
* Changing the group's answer in the **Ages and Student Status** box doesn't change answers that came from rostering or members already marked as **Not a student**. Answering **Yes** for an organization doesn't change its Owners or Builders, and answering **Yes** for a space doesn't change its Owners or Managers.
* When a group has more than one age band, new students start in the youngest one. If **Not sure** is one of the group's ages, new students start as **Not sure**.
* If your organization uses **rostering**, student status and ages come from your roster and can't be edited in Playlab.

## Why it matters

Different age groups need different protections when using AI. Playlab isn't limiting any features by age today, but in the future some features and safety settings will depend on age band and student status. Keeping this information accurate means your students get the right experience when that happens. Playlab never stores dates of birth, only the age band.

## Need help?

If the age bands don't match your students, contact [support@playlab.ai](mailto:support@playlab.ai).

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Last updated: 10-28-2026

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