Minga makes it easy to track student movement by allowing both students and teachers to generate digital hall passes. This guide walks you through the simple process of creating a pass after receiving verbal permission or assigning one directly to a student through your class list. By using digital passes, you ensure campus safety and simplify classroom management with just a few clicks.

Permission Level: Owner | Manager | Teacher | Staff | Student

Workflow Overview: A quick look at how digital passes work in the classroom.
How Students Create Hall Passes: How students generate their own passes after getting teacher approval.
How Teachers Assign Hall Passes: How teachers can quickly issue passes to students from their class list.
FAQs
Troubleshooting
Resources

Workflow Overview

The hall pass process begins with communication and ends with a digital record. You can manage student movement effectively by following these four simple steps:

Student asks permission: You must first ask the teacher for verbal permission to leave the room.
Approval: The teacher provides a verbal "Yes" or "No" to the request.
Pass creation: You create the pass on a mobile device or a school-approved device like a Chromebook or Kiosk.
Using the pass: You leave the class; if staff ask for your pass, they can view the live timer on your screen or look it up on their own device.

How Students Create Hall Passes

When a student has been given verbal permission to use a Hall Pass to leave the classroom, they can create their own Hall Pass.

Step-by-step guide to Creating a Hall Pass as a Student

Open the Minga app on your device or visit app.minga.io in your browser.
Click on the My Tools tab located in the main menu OR click on Create Hall Pass directly from the menu.
Choose the Create a Hall Pass option from the list.
Select the specific Hall Pass category you need (e.g., Restroom, Library).
Click the Create Hall Pass button to finalize. The pass will immediately become visible on your Digital ID with a live countdown timer.

How Teachers Assign Hall Passes

Teachers can issue a pass directly to a student from their MyClass Dashboard to save time and maintain accurate records.

Step-by-step guide to Assigning Hall Passes as a Teacher

Open the Minga app or navigate to app.minga.io.
Click the My Class icon in the sidebar. ○ Tip: The sidebar may minimize automatically; click the Sidebar icon to expand it.
Select your Class List or use the Search Bar to find a specific student.
Click on the Student Name you want to issue a pass to.
Select the Hall Pass category or pick a shortcut from your Most Used list.
Adjust Advanced Settings if you need to: a. Add a specific Approver. b. Set a Schedule. c. Extend the Pass Duration.
Click the Assign button or press the Space Bar key on your keyboard to finish.

FAQs

Do I need my phone or 1:1 device to use a hall passes as a Student?

You can use a hall pass without your own device. Teachers or Staff members in your school can assign you a pass, or, if your school has enabled Kiosk Mode, you can create a hall pass at a designated kiosk.

Can I create a pass without verbal permission?

You should only create a hall pass after receiving verbal permission from your teacher to ensure classroom rules are followed.

What happens when the timer runs out?

When the countdown timer ends, the pass will expire. You should return to class or check in with a staff member if you need more time.

Troubleshooting

Sidebar is missing:

If you cannot see your navigation tools, click the Sidebar icon to expand the menu. If you do not see an option to create a Hall Pass, the feature may need to be enabled by an admin at your school.

Teacher not found:

If you cannot find your teacher in the search list, ensure you are spelling their name correctly as it appears in the school directory. The Approved by field looks like a drop-down menu but only contains the most frequently searched or used names, try typing the teacher's name.