As the sun rises on the 2024-2025 school year, excitement fills the hallways. Students expected some change in the upcoming school year, but not this recent bombshell that has hit the dubs community: the new and improved hall pass rule. This key alteration has caught the attention of not only students but the teachers as well. The administration has decided to introduce a new rule to cut down on skipping and restricting students from outside classrooms without permission. Students strictly cannot be in the hallways unless they have this blue paper pass with them, and it’s already sparking a mix of opinions from students and teachers alike.
Gone are the days of digital passes that could be discreetly flashed on an iPhone, now students will be carrying eye-catching passes that can be easily recognizable by administrators. In theory, this would assist faculty in identifying the students who are supposed to be out of class or not. Though the administration is looking at this change from a brighter lens, students have opposing opinions on it. Junior Sully Clausen is one of the set students, as he feels the hall pass rule is highly outdated. “I think it’s very unreasonable and inconsistent as we are in the digital age, paper passes are unnecessary. To be honest, I doubt the passes will even last past September because students and teachers will just get tired of it,” he said.
For some students, the new hall passes are pointless and excessive, but for others, the new hall passes feel like a throwback to simpler times when paper was used heavily over electronics. Of these dwellers of the past emerges senior Gabe Hull who is on board with the new paper hall pass. “Honestly it’s not that bad, I don’t mind it because the paper is easily accessible and I don’t have to worry about internet issues when I’m trying to pull up my mobile pass,” said Hull.
The administration, of course, is standing firm on its decision to enhance school security and ensure that students are where they are supposed to be during class time. Is this a strong decision by the admin, or is it just a great idea, with the wrong execution? Sophomore student Henry Krapp is on the side of the ladder, as he believes the hall pass adjustment is ultimately ineffective in the grand scheme of things. “I despise the new hall passes, it always causes the teacher to stop teaching, which is maybe why some of my teachers don’t use the new passes,” he said.
As the days go by and students adjust to the new rules, one thing is certain: the 2024-25 school year is already shaping up to be one for the books. Whether you are a fan of the new hall passes or not, they have added a splash of evolution and controversy to the daily routine of students.
