Prevent exit from Schooltime

I am facing the same issue which my son is always exit the schooltime and the teacher urged us to remind him about this. I have checked the time log and he exited the schooltime often. I think when child exits the school time, the app they could be used which should be limited.

The idea of the watch and app is good but not consider about the parent and child benefits. Children could not always focus on digital products when they have one on their hands.

Hello,

Use Screen Time to configure controls for a family member’s Apple Watch. With Screen Time you can schedule time away from the screen, and limit both contacts and the apps your family member can use to communicate with those contacts. You can also impose limits on iTunes Store and app purchases, explicit content, and location information.

To set up Screen Time, follow these steps:

1. Open the Apple Watch app on the iPhone used to manage the watch.
2. Tap My Watch, tap Family Watches, tap a watch, then tap Done.
3. Tap Screen Time, tap Screen Time Settings, then tap Turn On Screen Time.
4. On the following screens, configure options for allowable content, communication safety, time away from screens, and app and website limits.
5. Create a Screen Time passcode.

Hopefully this helps as well.

Hi! As far as I understand, there isn’t a way to keep the Apple Watch in school time and prevent exiting the mode. However, exiting school time is temporary. This is probably good, since your daughter might need to contact you in an emergency and during school time all features of the watch are disabled except for the time.

In order for schooltime to be effective it cannot have a temporary exit without restrictions. If a temporary exit is allowed, I need to be able to limit what apps and what contacts are available for use in this mode. For example, for schooltime to be COMPLETELY 100% distraction free, the only thing my child should be able to do when they temporarily exit schooltime is to message or call approved contacts, and only approved contacts. Additionally, a push notification alert on the parent device should occur when schooltime is temporarily disabled, and an audible alert should be played on the watch to prevent temptation for unlocking during quiet testing or instruction time.

Hello Parahelia,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities!

If we understand your post correctly, you want to know if there is a way to prevent your daughter from exiting the Schooltime mode. We're happy to help!

Your daughter should only be able to display Schooltime temporarily.

Exit Schooltime temporarily

Your child can exit Schooltime temporarily to do things like check messages. To exit Schooltime, turn the Digital Crown, then tap Exit to confirm.

If a Schooltime schedule is active, Schooltime mode resumes automatically.

Use Schooltime on Apple Watch

When your daughter exits Schooltime does it go back to the Schooltime or is she able to exit it for the rest of the day?

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

Take care!

This looks exactly like what my child does. The temptation of something to fiddle with is too much of a distraciton for a child. Schooltime needs to have more options for it to be useful. I would even welcome the option to restrict exiting schooltime completely. With the only option available being to tell time and use emergency SOS via sleep button hold.