diff --git a/workplans/FEP-WP-0003-contrasting-schools.md b/workplans/FEP-WP-0003-contrasting-schools.md
index f7c354d..9a30767 100644
--- a/workplans/FEP-WP-0003-contrasting-schools.md
+++ b/workplans/FEP-WP-0003-contrasting-schools.md
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ this is not M1 acceptance or authorization to declare M2 complete.
 
 ```task
 id: FEP-WP-0003-T01
-status: progress
+status: wait
 priority: high
+blocking_reason: "Full comparison waits on FEP-WP-0002's M1 evidence gate (T03 wait); only the bounded exploratory slice was permitted before it."
 state_hub_task_id: "f7a7eea5-5055-545b-a957-55ee4d17a256"
 ```