Parents Wary of Digital Hall Pass That Records Students’ Movements

Students walk the hallway at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles on April 27, 2021. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images

In the old days, when a student requested a bathroom visit during classroom time, the teacher handed them a hall pass made of paper or sometimes a wooden block.

Now, many schools are taking the hall pass digital with SmartPass, a hall pass application that tracks students and generates weekly reports about trends in their movements.