<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2ZteCQ_1FVPcnAo00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2ZteCQ_1FVPcnAo00" width="1200" height="406" ><figcaption>Pass A screenshot from the Pass system shows the lunchtime freeze in place.</figcaption></figure>This year, students needing to use the restroom will have to keep track of how many passes they have left and what time they can leave class. These new hall pass rules are being enforced this school year to increase learning time and improve safety. In this policy, students will be restricted to six hall passes a week and will not be permitted to leave during fourth and fifth period, known as the lunch freeze.Assistant Principal Les Sarles, involved in implementing the new rules, said the purpose is for students to learn more in class and for staff to know where students are in case of emergencies.“We want to maximize instruction. We want our kids in the classroom hearing things the first time,” Sarles said.Sarles also says the restrictions are also for improving safety.“We just want people to be where they’re supposed to be,” Sarles said. “We don’t like when kids are roaming around [because] we don’t know where they are. And so in case of emergency, we don’t know where they are, and then they’re not accounted for. So we just want to make sure everyone’s safe.”With online pass system Securely, administrators can look back on the data. This will help them decide if the number of passes will remain or change in the following years.Sarles also noted that the school has learned from the data that students are missing several hours of class a week, so it is important to maximize that class time. Lots of class time or lunch time spent out in the hallways is another huge factor of the new policy.“There are students within just a couple of weeks [who] are missing three, four hours of class,” Sarles said. “And that’s a lot of class time missed.”U.S. history teacher Alicia Montes said she feels neutral about the policy.“I can see the pros and the cons. I can view it from the student side, especially having a freshman here this year. But then I can also view it from the teacher’s side,” Montes said. “[With this] system we are holding kids accountable, and we are making sure that we know where they are at all times in case there’s an emergency or something happens. It’s a great way to track that down and to keep our schools safe from substances and things that shouldn’t be here. But on the other hand, I do understand sometimes students have emergencies or other situations going on, and this can kind of be a hindrance to them.”Montes also mentions the importance of how teachers getting to know their students helps determine which students will genuinely spend their time wisely out of class.However, some students feel as if the restrictions can cause difficulty in feeling comfortable at school. Junior Shresta Artham said the new rules can make students feel uneasy and less focused.“I think they would distract my learning environment more because if I was focused on going to the bathroom, then I wouldn’t be focused on going and listening to the lecture,” Artham said.</div></body>

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This year, students needing to use the restroom will have to keep track of how many passes they have left and what time they can leave class. These new hall pass rules are being enforced this school year to increase learning time and improve safety. In this policy, students will be restricted to six hall passes a week and will not be permitted to leave during fourth and fifth period, known as the lunch freeze.

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This year, students needing to use the restroom will have to keep track of how many passes they have left and what time they can leave class. These new hal

Limited hall passes are prioritizing class time

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