Discussion posts - Students circumventing requirement to respond to the topic before viewing other replies

[DianaPoulson]

Students are posting their original response to a discussion assignment, then they delete it which allows them to see their classmates' responses.  After reading the other students' responses, they write their own. This completely defeats the purpose of the assignment.  Any suggestions or solutions?

[dbrace · Accepted solution]

Hi @DianaPoulson,

Despite the name of the article being the opposite, please refer to How do I allow students to edit and delete their own discussion posts in a course? for instructions on how to not allow students to edit or delete their replies.

That is the only way to avoid what is happening.

-Doug