Teacher-approved Hall Passes allow schools to maintain higher security for specific locations. When a student requests this pass type, their teacher receives a notification to either approve or deny the request. This is ideal for restricted areas like the Counselor's office or the Main Office.

Permission Level Required: Owner | Manager | Hall Pass Manager

Enabling Teacher Approval

You can apply the Teacher approval requirement to any new or existing Hall Pass Type. This is commonly used for destinations like the counselor's office, the nurse, or administrative offices.

Step-by-step Guide to Enabling Teacher Approval per Pass Type

Navigate to Hall Pass from the main menu.
Click the Types tab at the top of the page.
- This tab displays all existing Hall Pass types available for your school.
Click Create Type to start a new pass, or click Edit on an existing pass.
Under the Settings heading, toggle ON Student can create a pass
- This allows students to see and select this pass type from their own devices.
Set the toggle for Teacher must approve pass to ON.
- This setting triggers the approval workflow for teachers when a student selects this pass.
Click Save to apply your changes.

Managing Requests

Teachers manage incoming Hall Pass requests through real-time notifications in their MyClass Dashboard.

Step by step Guide to Managing Requests

Review the Hall Pass Request pop-up notification.
- The notification includes the student's name and the requested Hall Pass type.
Click Approve to activate the pass.
- The pass timer will begin immediately for the student.
Click Deny to cancel the request.
- The student will receive a notification that their request was declined.

Troubleshooting

Issue: A Hall Pass request disappeared before the Teacher could approve it.

Solution: If a Hall Pass request disappears before a teacher can take action, the Hall Pass request timeout duration has likely expired. You can increase this duration in the Hall Pass Settings menu to give teachers more time to respond.

FAQs

What happens if a teacher does not respond to a Hall Pass request?

If a teacher does not respond to a Hall Pass request within the allotted time, the request will automatically time out and be cancelled. The student will need to submit a new request if the timeout limit is reached.

Can a student have multiple pending Hall Pass requests?

Students are generally limited to one active or pending Hall Pass at a time to ensure hallway accountability. If a student has a pending request, they must wait for approval or a timeout before requesting a different pass.