New digital hall passes track bathroom breaks, gather data in NYC schools

For a while after I graduated I remember joking that school is basically prison for kids and I finally did my time.

Forced to be there against your will. Short, momentary glances at sunlight. Cafeteria food. Solitary confinement (detention) for misbehaving. etc. etc.

Again, I was joking, but the more time that goes on, the more I feel like it's more true than I realized.