hall passes

Bathroom trip slips

A hall pass is written permission allowing a student to be in school hallways during class time—typically to use the restroom, visit the nurse, or run an errand.

The term extends metaphorically to any permission granted for normally prohibited behavior: His wife gave him a hall pass to go to Vegas with the guys.

In relationships, a hall pass sometimes means temporary permission to be with someone else.

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rooms · teachers · clipboard · hallway · sign · permission slip · restroom · signed out · notes · breaks · responsibilities · corridor · tickets · school rules · schools · class period · sneaking out · lockers

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permission vs. restriction

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Temporary official holding

lockdown · in-school suspension · shelter-in-place · write-ups · pink slips

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