Ashtabula Area City Schools expand digital hall passes program

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Ashtabula Area City Schools expand digital hall passes program
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After several months of pilot testing, Lakeside High School and Junior High will fully roll out a digital hall pass system for students. 'It’s been a huge game changer for us,' High School Principal Douglas Wetherholt said. The software, SmartPass, phases out the old paper hall pass slips, instead keeping track of students outside the classroom through an app.

If we had to evacuate the building, there’s a pretty good chance he went out this door. It comes just as educators are being told to crack down on phones in schools, with Gov. Mike DeWine signing into law a bill that requires all school districts to establish some sort of cell phone policy aimed at minimizing students using cell phones. 'Cell phones in classrooms pose a significant challenge to learning,' DeWine said during the bill signing in May.

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