Hall passes aren't about socialization; they're about dominance, submission, and domestication. And I can't honestly think of a purpose that they legitimately s

Hall passes aren't about socialization; they're about dominance, submission, and domestication. And I can't honestly think of a purpose that they legitimately serve. It's just not that hard to tell the difference between the kids who are legitimately going to the restroom, and those that are wandering around aimlessly. They seem to me like a leftover from a Victorian age in which the purpose of an education was to grind children into submission instead of nurturing them. I am genuinely surprised that such barbarisms are still used in American schools. I'm with the finger-givers on this one.