Can't Access Folder Through Script Variable

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#1

Hello. I am trying to make this script work:

local tributegui = game:GetService("ServerStorage"):FindFirstChild("DistrictGUI")
local workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(ez)
	local player = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayerFromCharacter(ez.Parent) 
	local body = workspace:FindFirstChild(ez.Parent.Name)
	local checks = player.DistrictChecks
	if checks.hasguiequipped.Value == false then
		if player then
			local tgui = tributegui:Clone()
			tgui.TextLabel.TextColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(213, 213, 16)
			tgui.Parent = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(player.Name).Head
			checks.hasguiequipped.Value = true
			checks.D1.Value = true
		end
	else
		if checks.D1.Value == false then
			body.Head.DistrictGUI:Destroy()	
			if player then
				local tgui = tributegui:Clone()
				tgui.TextLabel.TextColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(213, 213, 16)
				tgui.Parent = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(player.Name).Head
				checks.hasguiequipped.Value = true
				checks.D1.Value = true
				checks.D2.Value = false
				checks.D3.Value = false
				checks.D4.Value = false
				checks.D5.Value = false
				checks.D6.Value = false
				checks.D7.Value = false
				checks.D8.Value = false
				checks.D9.Value = false
				checks.D10.Value = false
				checks.D11.Value = false
				checks.D12.Value = false
			end
		end
	end	
end)

However, this keeps showing up:
error

DistrictChecks is a folder inside the player.

thefolderinplayer

#2

Player is nil. Something that was not a direct child of a character touched the part. Check if player is nil before continuing with the code.

#3

What does it mean if a player is nil and how do I check that?

#4

This script was working about a month ago, but it for some reason isn’t now. I tried checking if the player is nil, but I couldn’t figure out a way to use that method. Here is my current script:

local tributegui = game:GetService("ServerStorage"):FindFirstChild("DistrictGUI")
local workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(ez)
	local ggplayer = game:GetService("Players"):GetPlayerFromCharacter(ez.Parent)
	local body = workspace:FindFirstChild(ez.Parent.Name)
	local checks = game:GetService("Players"):WaitForChild(ez.Parent.Name).DistrictChecks
	if checks.hasguiequipped.Value == false then
		if ggplayer then
			local tgui = tributegui:Clone()
			tgui.TextLabel.TextColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(213, 213, 16)
			tgui.Parent = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(ggplayer.Name).Head
			checks.hasguiequipped.Value = true
			checks.D1.Value = true
		end
	else
		if checks.D1.Value == false then
			body.Head.DistrictGUI:Destroy()	
			if ggplayer then
				local tgui = tributegui:Clone()
				tgui.TextLabel.TextColor3 = Color3.fromRGB(213, 213, 16)
				tgui.Parent = game.Workspace:WaitForChild(ggplayer.Name).Head
				checks.hasguiequipped.Value = true
				checks.D1.Value = true
				checks.D2.Value = false
				checks.D3.Value = false
				checks.D4.Value = false
				checks.D5.Value = false
				checks.D6.Value = false
				checks.D7.Value = false
				checks.D8.Value = false
				checks.D9.Value = false
				checks.D10.Value = false
				checks.D11.Value = false
				checks.D12.Value = false
			end
		end
	end	
end)

It is saying this in the output:

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