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Can I delete an assignment once I have sent it?

How can I stop my students from taking an assignment I sent?

Karla Cetina avatar
Written by Karla Cetina
Updated over 3 weeks ago

Once you have sent an assignment you cannot delete or remove it. You can, however, cancel it to prevent your students from answering it!

Open your class, click on the "Assignments" tab.​


Question assignments


Your assignment should be under the 'Active Assignments', click on your question assignment.

Screenshot of the 'Active Assignments' tab showing one assignment name highlighted by a red box and arrow.

Click on the 'End now' button.

Screenshot of assignment details page showing 'End now' button highlighted by a red box and arrow.

Note: If an assignment is set to accept late submissions, it will not be removed from the student’s dashboard unless completed.

Book assignments


Your assignment should be under the 'Active Assignments', click on your book assignment. Clicking a book assignment from within the assignment tab takes you to the book assignment overview page.

Screenshot of the book assignment overview page, accessed from the assignments tab.


The “edit assignment” button in the top right of the book assignment header allows you to edit details or end the assignment.

Screenshot of the assignment edit details page showing fields for title, instructions, deadline, and optional message.



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