Eastipedia: Hall Passes

An example of the basic pass.

Nobody thinks much about the plastic slates with “Hall Pass” etched into the surface. What gets students’ wheels turning is when they see a tire or sombrero sitting next to the sinks. A few teachers around school have ditched the mainstream pass; bringing in one with a new twist.

Walking into the girls’ restroom and seeing a toolbox makes you stop a think for a bit. This belongs to the choir teacher, Mr. Foley. His regular plastic pass shield disappeared, so when he got the email from the art department that they would soon be getting rid of toolboxes used for supplies, he jumped on it. All he had to do was write “Foley Hall Pass” on the side and they have been effective ever since.

Mr. Kelly opted for a unique pass.

Another strange one lying around the bathroom stalls is a hand; a pasty white hard hand. Not real of course, it is the severed limb of mannequin. This belongs to Mr. Finkelston, photo teacher. He, like Mr. Foley, was short of a pass. Somehow, kids just began unscrewing the hand from the mannequin posing by his door, it serves it’s purpose.

Mr. Rowland has a very special pass.

The various small car parts like pistons and brake rotors on top of the paper towel dispensers belong to Mr. Gay, Auto Tech. He has also previously used signs out of metal that students weld. He mentions that whatever the car part is, it is effective in identifying what class the student came from.

Yes, the toolboxes and severed limbs do turn heads, but it makes walking down the hall a bit more interesting.