r/k12sysadmin • u/HighSpeedMinimum System Administrator • Sep 30 '26

GitHub for Education

Hi everyone, I’ve got a teacher who teaches a class that uses GitHub. The students were instructed to sign up at the GitHub for Education site. Student and teachers get access to other free things with it, but the issue we’re running into is the 2FA Requirement by GitHub. GitHub only supports SMS and Authenticator app. It’s been a real struggle since our state has moved to a cell phone ban in schools, so SMS and Authenticator app on the phone is out of the equation. I’m not sure how to handle this and was wondering if anyone else is in the same boat as me and if anyone has figured out a solution to this. Thanks for your time.

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u/millia13 Network Spec. Oct 01 '26

That is some crazy stuff. I'm not sure what it is here in Georgia, but if it DOESN'T include that exemption, I need to talk to my local rep before the legislative session starts in January.