If the entire school network is blocked because a single student got everyone banned, it means the Scratch Team issued an IP ban against your school's network. Schools route all their internet traffic through one public IP address, so if one person violates the rules repeatedly, Scratch blocks that specific IP address, accidentally locking out every innocent student and teacher in the building.When a network-wide IP ban happens on Scratch, it behaves exactly like this:The Website Error: Everyone trying to load the website on school Wi-Fi will see a specific message stating: “Sorry, we've had to block all access from your network because it was used to break our community guidelines.”Account Status: Your individual student accounts are usually not banned. If you log in from home Wi-Fi or mobile data, your account and projects will still work perfectly normal.How to Fix It: Your school's teacher or IT department must contact the Scratch Team at appeals@scratch.mit.edu. Once the school confirms they are an educational institution and will address the bad behavior, the Scratch Team will lift the network block.While waiting for the IT department to sort it out, you can keep coding by using the offline Scratch Desktop App or loading your files into TurboWarp, as neither requires a connection to the official Scratch servers.Would you like me to draft a quick email template your teacher can send to the school IT department to get this network ban appealed?AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more3 sites(First post after 9 months) How does an IP ban work? - ScratchFeb 10, 2026 — Sorry, we've had to block all access from your network because it was used to break our community guidelines. The people in charge…ScratchSchool systems sharing a single IP / Network address….Jun 25, 2015 — As with all websites that allows sharing of user generated content, the Scratch website has to have a means of blocking sources of…ScratchEdHow do IP bans work? - Discuss ScratchJan 18, 2023 — Does the account get unbanned when you get a different IP? If you log onto an account in an IP ban will it automatically get delet…

why do i get the feeling you got your coding class ip banned…?

Why did you paste an AI response into a forum post. Did you even read it yourself?

novice27b wrote:

Why did you paste an AI response into a forum post. Did you even read it yourself?

well yes. I did

tokenfnf wrote:

novice27b wrote:

Why did you paste an AI response into a forum post. Did you even read it yourself?

well yes. I did

I really don't think you did

There is an ellipsis at the end and even a “AI responses may include mistakes” warning. You sure you meant to paste that all?