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Gmail Filter Generator for Parents

Enter your school's email domain or a sender address, pick what you want to happen, and get step-by-step instructions or a downloadable XML file you can import directly into Gmail.

Part of our complete guide to Gmail filters for parents.

Add a school email domain or sender

Paste the part after the @ sign, a complete sender address, or a school website. For example, teacher@school.org, @school.org, and https://school.org all add school.org.

No domains added yet. You can add multiple school or activity domains.

Choose your filters

Label all school emails

Applies a "School" label so you can find them all in one place

Star urgent emails

Stars emails mentioning permissions, deadlines, emergencies, or "action required"

Auto-archive newsletters

Newsletters skip your inbox but stay labeled under "School/Newsletters"

Flag emails with attachments

Labels emails with attachments as "School/Forms" — catches permission slips and flyers

Never send to spam

Prevents Gmail from accidentally flagging school emails as junk

Your filters 0 filters

Need to change or undo a filter later? In Gmail, open Settings > See all settings > Filters and Blocked Addresses. Find the filter by the search query shown above, then choose Edit or Delete.

How to import: Download the XML file, then go to Gmail Settings > Filters and Blocked Addresses > Import filters > Choose File > select the downloaded file > Open File > Create Filters.

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