Britt White, vice president of sales at SmartPass, said digital hall passes are not as surveillance-oriented as some make them out to be. “There’s no GPS on any students here.

An Orange County high school has implemented a digital hall pass for students who want to step away from the classroom to use the bathroom. Edison High School’s new policy requires students to ...

“A principal would be in the hall and think ‘that’s a good kid’ [and not ask for a pass], or there’s another kid who says ‘you’re always picking on me,’” says Hammond. With e-hallpass, he argues, a ...

The school recently announced plans to use the 5-Star Students system to track student attendance and hall passes, as well as “encourage student participation inside and outside of school.” ...

Digital hall passes also hold students accountable, keeping track of how long they spend inside and outside of the classroom, "The big thing that teachers love about it, is that there's no he said ...

Sodl described the current process entails a cardstock pass with 60 blocks that is given to each student, each 45-day marking period. Students are allowed to to use those 60 blocks of ...