diff --git a/src/components/bulk-email-tool/BulkEmailTool.jsx b/src/components/bulk-email-tool/BulkEmailTool.jsx
index fd673a0..0d3e74d 100644
--- a/src/components/bulk-email-tool/BulkEmailTool.jsx
+++ b/src/components/bulk-email-tool/BulkEmailTool.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { Spinner } from '@edx/paragon';
+import { ErrorPage } from '@edx/frontend-platform/react';
 import BulkEmailRecepient from './BulkEmailRecepient';
 import BulkEmailBody from './BulkEmailBody';
 import BulkEmailTaskManager from './bulk-email-task-manager/BulkEmailTaskManager';
@@ -10,31 +12,49 @@ import { getCourseHomeCourseMetadata } from './api';
 export default function BulkEmailTool() {
   const { courseId } = useParams();
 
-  const [courseTabData, setCourseTabData] = useState([]);
+  const [courseMetadata, setCourseMetadata] = useState();
 
   useEffect(() => {
     async function fetchTabData() {
       const data = await getCourseHomeCourseMetadata(courseId);
-      const { tabs } = data;
-      setCourseTabData([...tabs]);
+      const { tabs, is_staff: isStaff } = data;
+      setCourseMetadata({
+        isStaff,
+        tabs: [...tabs],
+      });
     }
     fetchTabData();
   }, []);
 
+  if (courseMetadata) {
+    return (
+      courseMetadata.isStaff ? (
+        <div>
+          <Navigationtabs courseId={courseId} tabData={courseMetadata.tabs} />
+          <div className="border border-primary-200">
+            <div className="row">
+              <BulkEmailRecepient courseId={courseId} />
+            </div>
+            <div className="row">
+              <BulkEmailBody courseId={courseId} />
+            </div>
+            <div className="row">
+              <BulkEmailTaskManager courseId={courseId} />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      ) : <ErrorPage />
+    );
+  }
   return (
-    <div>
-      <Navigationtabs courseId={courseId} tabData={courseTabData} />
-      <div className="border border-primary-200">
-        <div className="row">
-          <BulkEmailRecepient courseId={courseId} />
-        </div>
-        <div className="row">
-          <BulkEmailBody courseId={courseId} />
-        </div>
-        <div className="row">
-          <BulkEmailTaskManager courseId={courseId} />
-        </div>
-      </div>
+    <div className="d-flex justify-content-center">
+      <Spinner
+        animation="border"
+        variant="primary"
+        role="status"
+        screenReaderText="loading"
+        className="spinner-border spinner-border-lg text-primary p-5 m-5"
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }