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title: Removing a Student Without Deleting Their Information
description: Learn how to archive students in Class Manager to retain their details while marking them inactive, and how to restore them when needed.
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September 16, 2026

# Removing a Student Without Deleting Their Information

## Keep student information safe by archiving instead of deleting their profile.

If a student isn’t enrolled the current term but you’d like to keep their details for future use, you can archive their profile instead of deleting it. Archiving a student marks them as inactive while keeping their data safely stored in your account.

### Archived students:

- Won’t appear in your active student list.
- Can’t log in to the portal.
- Can be easily restored when they re-enrol (They'll need to be re-invited to the portal once restored)
- Won’t receive invoices for upcoming payments

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### To archive students:

1. Go to `Members` → `Students`**.**
2. For a single student, click the **three dots (...)** beside the student and select `Archive`**.**
   
   To archive multiple students, select the students, then click `Actions` **→** `Archive`.

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### To restore archived students:

1. Go to `Members` → `Students`
2. Use the Filter to `Show only archived items` → `Apply`.
3. For a single student, click the `three dots (...)` and select `Restore`.
   
   To restore multiple students, select the students, then click `Actions` **→** `Restore`.

Once restored, the student will be active again. They will need to be re-invited to the Family Portal if they previously had portal access. 

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### Deleting vs Archiving

**Deleting** permanently removes a student and their information.

**Archiving** keeps their information while marking the student as inactive.

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