diff --git a/src/routes/_authenticated/students.tsx b/src/routes/_authenticated/students.tsx
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--- a/src/routes/_authenticated/students.tsx
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-import { createFileRoute, Outlet } from "@tanstack/react-router";
-
-// Layout route for /students. The list lives in students.index.tsx; the child
-// routes (students.new, students.$id) render here through the Outlet.
-export const Route = createFileRoute("/_authenticated/students")({
-  component: () => <Outlet />,
-});