Forum Discussion
Unmute participants as the meeting organizer.
Mrs_Leach Hello Megan, this is coming!
Microsoft Teams: Hard audio mute
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=66575
Hard mute students audio in a meeting (so they cannot unmute themselves)
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/599053-schools-and-universities/suggestions/39949276-hard-mute-students-audio-in-a-meeting-so-they-can
I assure you, williamkuehnle that this is a priority along with the numerous other features/fixes that customers have requested. I urge you to vote on the Uservoice items: https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/599053-schools-and-universities/suggestions/39949276-hard-mute-students-audio-in-a-meeting-so-they-can
Teams cannot be used effectively in schools unless we can unmute children. We should not have to vote for something that makes the product usable. Nor should we need to wait as this is an urgent issue for all schools delivering remote learning.
J_Gray825 Hello, you have many options available right now! (see my previous reply above as well).
'Keeping students safe while using Teams for distance learning'
(note the tabs for admin/educator/policy quick guide)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/keeping-students-safe-while-using-teams-for-distance-learning-f00fa399-0473-4d31-ab72-644c137e11c8?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US#ID0EBBAAA=For_educators