SmartPasses have not just impacted Hall High School. In fact, many schools throughout the nation have decided to implement some form of digital passes. Opinions vastly differ from each individual. Some say that it makes students and schools safer, while others say that SmartPasses are too controlling.
Newstime states that Connecticut’s Newtown High School has started to use digital hallway passes as a means to lessen hallway loitering during instructional time. Principal Kimberly Longobucco says that it helps stop students from gathering in school bathrooms and missing class time.
Grand River Preparatory High School of NHA, located in Kentwood Michigan has also begun using digital passes. Dean Mike Ebbert says that it helps the safety and security of the school. This system will also not give passes to students during certain time periods or areas of that school that should not be accessed at the time. “The hall pass has evolved, and school is becoming safer because of it” says National Heritage Academies.
Government Technology reports that In an Oregon middle school of Beaverton district, a parent has sued for concerns over the usage of digital passes. Jeffrey Myers, a parent of a 13 year old girl with an information technology background has said that digital passes act as a behavioral monitoring system. The districts attorney, Erin M. Burris says that it is an “honor system for students” providing structure and fostering accountability.
