A hall monitor is a student volunteer who is charged with maintaining order in a school's corridors. They may be either students who are chosen for the position because they are responsible, or that may be chosen on a rota from all available students. Hall Monitor may refer to: An episode of SpongeBob Squarepants. ...

While specific duties vary between establishments, hall monitors typically check that students who are outside of their classrooms during lesson times have a valid hall pass, maintain overall good conduct in the corridors by preventing running and rowdy behavior, and ensure students are punctual in attending classes. Hall monitors may also be posted to a school's doors in order to prevent unauthorized entry during recess, in which case they may be known as door monitors. A hall pass is a pass or token used in American and Canadian public schools to show that a student has been authorization to be out of his/her classroom while lessons are in progress. ...

A hall monitor may have extra privilege and authority that is not afforded to other students, though the exact nature varies between schools.

Hall monitors are most commonly found in junior and middle schools within the United States, but they may also be found in other countries under different names, or with slightly different duties.

In the United Kingdom the hall monitor system is not used, however some secondary schools create Prefects from the older students who may carry out some of the same duties. A prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: make in front, i. ...

In India the title is only monitor who has responsibilities for assisting teachers in class.

Popular Culture

The concept of the Hall monitor has entered into popular culture in the US, and is frequently used as plot device or script elements in children's entertainment.

In this context, hall monitors are frequently portrayed as being similar to police officers or security guards, and their requests to see students Hall Passes are commonly used as allegory to requests for ID by the police. A hall pass is a pass or token used in American and Canadian public schools to show that a student has been authorization to be out of his/her classroom while lessons are in progress. ...

In The Simpsons episode "Separate Vocations", Bart Simpson becomes an authoritarian hall monitor after spending the day on a police ridealong, while in Codename: Kids Next Door episode Operation: P.I.N.K.E.Y.E., the school's hall monitor is portrayed as a corrupt Irish-American detective who turns a blind eye to adult schemes. In the South Park episode "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy," Eric Cartman grossly abuses his power as hall monitor, which he portrays in the style of Dog the Bounty Hunter. In an episode of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, entitled Hall Monster, Jimmy becomes a hall monitor and abuses his power. Simpsons redirects here. ... Separate Vocations is the 18th episode of The Simpsons third season. ... For the comic book series of the same name, see Bart Simpson comics. ... The term authoritarian is used to describe an organization or a state which enforces strong and sometimes oppressive measures against the population, generally without attempts at gaining the consent of the population. ... The Codename: Kids Next Door logo. ... Gumshoe redirects here. ... This article is about the TV series. ... Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy is episode 1010 (#149) of Comedy Centrals South Park. ... Cartman redirects here. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Dog the Bounty Hunter is a reality television show, chronicling Duane Dog Chapmans operations at his job, Da Kine Bail Bonds in Honolulu, Hawaii. ... The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a spin-off of the Oscar-nominated computer-animated movie; Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, first officially aired in September 2002. ... The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a spin-off of the Oscar-nominated computer-animated movie; Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, first officially aired in September 2002. ...

Examples can also be found in shows such as Fillmore! and Saved by the Bell. In a season season episode of Everybody Hates Chris, Chris becomes a hall monitor but no one gives him respect. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Saved by the Bell was an American teen sitcom which originally aired between 1989 and 1993. ... {{Infobox Television | show_name = Everybody Hates Chris | image = | caption = Everybody Hates Chris title card | format = Sitcom | camera = Single camera | picture_format = 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) | runtime = 20 mins | creator = Ali LeRoi Chris Rock | developer = Tyler Perry | executive_producer = | starring = Tyler James Williams Terry Crews Tichina Arnold Tequan Richmond Imani Hakim Vincent Martella Travis...

The position of hall monitor can also be used in pop culture to show how school children who receive the title can be affected by power. In the Nickelodeon cartoon Hey Arnold, Phoebe (the nice, quiet, brainy girl) succeeds Helga as hall monitor and later becomes a power-hungry tyrant. This article is about the TV channel. ... Hey Arnold! is a Nickelodeon cartoon first aired in autumn 1996. ...

See also

• Prefect