diff --git a/src/routes/_authenticated/students.new.tsx b/src/routes/_authenticated/students.new.tsx
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-import { createFileRoute, useNavigate, Link } from "@tanstack/react-router";
-import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { supabase } from "@/integrations/supabase/client";
-import { useAuth } from "@/hooks/use-auth";
-import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
-import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
-import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
-import { ArrowLeft, Lock, Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
-import { useState } from "react";
-import { toast } from "sonner";
-
-export const Route = createFileRoute("/_authenticated/students/new")({
-  head: () => ({ meta: [{ title: "New student — School Portal" }] }),
-  component: NewStudentPage,
-});
-
-function NewStudentPage() {
-  const { roles } = useAuth();
-  const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const qc = useQueryClient();
-  const [firstName, setFirstName] = useState("");
-  const [lastName, setLastName] = useState("");
-  const [dob, setDob] = useState("");
-
-  const create = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: async () => {
-      const { data, error } = await supabase
-        .from("students")
-        .insert({ first_name: firstName.trim(), last_name: lastName.trim(), dob: dob || null })
-        .select("id")
-        .single();
-      if (error) throw error;
-      return data.id as string;
-    },
-    onSuccess: (id) => {
-      qc.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["students"] });
-      toast.success("Student created — fill out the rest of the profile");
-      navigate({ to: "/students/$id", params: { id } });
-    },
-    onError: (e: Error) => toast.error(e.message),
-  });
-
-  if (!roles.includes("admin")) {
-    return <div className="p-8"><Lock className="h-6 w-6 text-muted-foreground" /><h1 className="mt-2 text-xl font-semibold">Admins only</h1><p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Only admins can add students.</p></div>;
-  }
-
-  const canSave = firstName.trim() && lastName.trim() && !create.isPending;
-
-  return (
-    <div className="p-8 max-w-lg">
-      <Link to="/students" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground mb-4"><ArrowLeft className="h-4 w-4" /> Back to students</Link>
-      <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold mb-1">New student</h1>
-      <p className="text-muted-foreground text-sm mb-6">Start with a name — you'll fill out the full profile (or send it to a parent) next.</p>
-
-      <form onSubmit={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); if (canSave) create.mutate(); }} className="bg-card border rounded-lg p-5 space-y-4">
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3">
-          <div><Label>First name</Label><Input value={firstName} onChange={(e) => setFirstName(e.target.value)} required autoFocus /></div>
-          <div><Label>Last name</Label><Input value={lastName} onChange={(e) => setLastName(e.target.value)} required /></div>
-        </div>
-        <div><Label>Date of birth (optional)</Label><Input type="date" value={dob} onChange={(e) => setDob(e.target.value)} /></div>
-        <Button type="submit" disabled={!canSave} className="w-full">
-          {create.isPending ? <><Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 mr-1 animate-spin" /> Creating…</> : "Create profile"}
-        </Button>
-      </form>
-    </div>
-  );
-}