The Jamf Parent app allows parents to manage their children's school-issued iPadOS devices by allowing and restricting apps and device functionality.
There are two ways parents can add their children's devices to Jamf Parent: by using a QR code on the student's device or by using their login credentials created in Jamf School. If parents add their child's device to Jamf Parent by scanning the QR code on the child's device, you do not need to create a parents user group and accounts in Jamf School. If you decide to generate parent accounts in Jamf School, you must create a parents user group and users.
Parents can install the free Jamf Parent app from the App Store or Google Play. If parents have an Apple Watch paired with their iPhone, the Jamf Parent app installs on their Apple Watch as well.
Jamf School administrators can download and send this guide to parents to help them get started with Jamf Parent: Jamf Parent Guide for Jamf School Parents
To prevent students from managing other students' school-issued devices with Jamf Parent, you can distribute a profile that blocklists the Jamf Parent app on student devices. For more information, see Device Profiles. If an unrecognized device or student device displays on the list of supervising devices, you can unpair the device in Jamf School. Navigate to in the sidebar, click the student's name and then click Edit details. Next to Parents in the Jamf Parent section, click X next to the name of the device you want to unpair from the student device, and then click Save.
It is also recommended that you use a profile to enforce passcodes on student devices. You can also remove restrictions set by Jamf Parent from student devices by using a quick action command. For more information, see Quick Action Commands for Device Management.