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# Create Out-together Rules

> Set up out-together rules in GoGuardian Hall Pass to prevent specific students from having active hall passes at the same time.

Out-together rules prevent groups of students from having active hall passes at the same time. When 1 student in the rule has an active pass, any other student in the same rule who tries to request a pass enters **Waiting for Approval** with the blocker: **Another student with an out-together rule is currently in the hallway**.

Use out-together rules when your school's policy or a student's individual plan requires that certain students not be unsupervised in common areas simultaneously.

## Create an Out-Together Rule

1. Go to **Manage** and select **Out-together Rules**.

2. Select **Create Out-together Rule**.

3. Complete the form:
   * **Name:** the rule name visible to administrators and staff
   * **Description:** an optional note visible to administrators and staff. Use this to document the reason for the rule (for example, "Safety plan: no overlap in hallways").
   * **Students:** select the students this rule covers

4. Click **Save**.

5. Verify the result: The new out-together rule appears in the Out-together Rules list. When any student in the rule has an active pass, others in the same rule cannot start a pass without approval or an override.

## Understand What Happens When a Rule Blocks a Pass

When the blocker **Another student with an out-together rule is currently in the hallway** appears on a pass:

* The pass is in **Waiting for Approval** (it is not canceled)
* A staff member with override permissions can apply an **Out-together Rule Override** to allow the pass
* Once the first student's pass ends, the blocker clears and a new pass request can proceed normally

## Review Configuration Tips

**Name rules for the policy, not the students.** Names like "No overlap: behavior plan" or "No overlap: safety plan" communicate purpose to staff without exposing individual student information in rule labels.

**Keep rule membership small and intentional.** Large rules increase the number of daily blocks and make it harder for staff to identify which rule is applying to which student.

**Communicate rules to staff.** If staff don't understand why a student is in Waiting for Approval, they'll assume the system isn't working correctly. Brief staff on which students are covered and when overrides are appropriate.

**Overrides should be deliberate.** Out-together Rule Overrides exist for genuine exceptions (emergencies, documented exceptions in a student's plan), not as a workaround for a rule that's set up too broadly.