Ability to schedule meetings in private channels
private channels need to be able to schedule meetings.

This feature request is being reviewed by the feature team. No new details to share at this time.
If you’re looking for the ability to recording meetings in private channels, please vote here: https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/599053/suggestions/39958744
Gordon Chang from Teams
209 comments
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Anonymous commented
I'd like to be able to schedule a meeting for private channels. I'm a teacher and we often do sessions with the whole class then private breakout groups and we need to be able to schedule meetings with these private groups
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Anonymous commented
I echo all the educators voice in this thread- PLEASE make it so we can schedule a meeting in a private channel! With the cluster of having 4 different cohorts to teach- all of whom are learning at different times in different spaces this is much needed!
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Patrick commented
The ability to schedule a meeting within a private channel is definitely an essential element for the functionality of Teams used by educators. Right now, while it is just a few key strokes and mouse clicks to Join a meeting and let everyone know in the channel when to join, it adds up quickly and opens up chances of making a mistake. Being able to directly schedule a meeting in a private channel and then have those participants join the meeting through Outlook would be extremely helpful!!
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Sydney Lacey commented
Tossing my comment into the UserVoice void.... This feature is needed by educators. I often have to have one-on-one meeting with my SpEd students/parents and we need to be able to keep meetings (and the chat logs from those meetings) confidential from other members of the Team (ie: other students/parents). Would love an update on this request but past experience tells me it's a waiting game.
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Anonymous commented
This is a given please...if we can hold meetings within Teams and channels, why not within our private channels? Definitely needed Microsoft...please!
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Anonymous commented
RSP Teacher trying to get groups going and kids/parents are lost! They're used to using the calendar to join, but I have my paraprofessionals and I on private channels so we can't put their group times on the calendar. Please add this feature ASAP.
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Anonymous commented
Desperately needed functionality that seems like a total given.
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Miodrag Krstić commented
Either update this feature, or rollback ability to add members to public channels, so we can separate students (within a class) in groups and video call each group separately. Because of Corona our school will split each class in two and they will attend classes one group per week. Alternative is to create a team for both halves of one class, but that isn't useful, if you have class wise announcements.
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Maged commented
Please this should be already there.
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BrantleeSR commented
I made the mistake of creating private channels for my class discussion sections, and then discovered that I couldn't schedule the discussion meetings in it. This is just preposterous. And worse, I can't go back and just make the channel public. Now I'm afraid to use the private channel for ANYTHING, because I don't know what other bizarre omissions I'll trip across. What other tools won't work, just because the channel membership is limited?
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Eliza commented
Please do allow private channel meetings!
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Anonymous commented
Same problem here at the University of Brasília. Please do update this feature for private channels.
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Anonymous commented
I am an educator and trying to set up private advising meetings. This feature would be very helpful and allow me to keep all meetings in Teams. Thanks!
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Anonymous commented
we need this feature....
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Jeff commented
Another educator here, we REALLY need this feature now that we are going full on virtual.
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Tina Buda commented
Please add this feature! I read an article that said this could be done but it looks like it's still under review.
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Adrian Mannall commented
Any update on this? It's now over 4 months since it went into "Under Review" so an update would be much appreciated. :)
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Kyle commented
Please add this
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Andrew commented
this silly that this is restricted, is dones seem like a add a feature, but a remove the block on private teams, and a pretty basic ask
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TJ commented
same problem here for me. Please update the feature in private channels. Thanks