Hi @ianyqiu,
Good Day! Currently, there is no method built into the system to disable the chat function for an individual student. I would recommend creating a custom role in User Management and then disabling the messaging for this role. I recommend reviewing this article for more information on User Management: Roles. Then you can use this role to set permissions to turn specific features on or off for the users under this role.
Please let me know if this helps or in case of further questions.
ParitoshT
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