Maybe install deadbolt locks?

[Woodznutz]

Pictured in article is a Uvalde classroom door, sans a deadbolt lock.

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[ReinyDays]

Israel puts up 12 foot chain-linked fences around their schools ... armed checkpoint to get in and off campus ... just like we protect our airports ...

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Locked classroom doors was deemed inappropriate and unsafe back in the 70's. So they started building schools without locks on interior doors, except for the office, gym, and janitors closets.

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Israel puts up 12 foot chain-linked fences around their schools ... armed checkpoint to get in and off campus ... just like we protect our airports ...

Didn't public schools here have to have metal detectors installed, like back in the early 90's???
What happened to all the metal detectors??

 

[Woodznutz]

Locked classroom doors was deemed inappropriate and unsafe back in the 70's. So they started building schools without locks on interior doors, except for the office, gym, and janitors closets.

Sounds about right.

 

[beautress]

Pictured in article is a Uvalde classroom door, sans a deadbolt lock.

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Good idea, Woodnutz! Is there a preferred company that makes the best deadbolt locks?

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Sounds about right.

Thier reasoning was, it was "safer" in case of fire. If the classroom was locked, it would take seconds to get the door opened.....seconds which could be used to get students down the hall and outside.

Makes as much sense as having locks on interior classroom doors. What if a teacher goes berzerk and locks the door and holds students hostage? Or what if the door is locked and theres an emergency, and the lock seizes up or breaks?

 

[Woodznutz]

Good idea, Woodnutz! Is there a preferred company that makes the best deadbolt locks?

Here's a few sold on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=commerci...1:loc-190&hydadcr=8134_13498357&tag=ff0d01-20

 

[Woodznutz]

Thier reasoning was, it was "safer" in case of fire. If the classroom was locked, it would take seconds to get the door opened.....seconds which could be used to get students down the hall and outside.

Makes as much sense as having locks on interior classroom doors. What if a teacher goes berzerk and locks the door and holds students hostage? Or what if the door is locked and theres an emergency, and the lock seizes up or breaks?

A deadbolt can be unlocked without a key in a fraction of a second.

Lot of "what if's" there. A deadbolt lock doesn't require a key to open from the inside, just throw a thumb lever. Even a child can do it.

 

[2aguy]

Locked classroom doors was deemed inappropriate and unsafe back in the 70's. So they started building schools without locks on interior doors, except for the office, gym, and janitors closets.

They have new devices to lock doors in emergencies.....the local schools around me have them as well as police call box pull stations next to the fire alarms...these boxes go directly to the police station, by passing the 911 call centers where it can add minutes to police notification and response.....you pull on the lever at the police call box and the cops at the police station as well as on patrol all head to the school......

 

[22lcidw]

A deadbolt can be unlocked without a key in a fraction of a second.

Lot of "what if's" there. A deadbolt lock doesn't require a key to open from the inside, just throw a thumb lever. Even a child can do it.

It would be interesting to get a profile on those who carry out these tragedies. What you say is something to consider. But would the profiles of the people who do this, be observant enough to counter the deadbolts. A few layers of security helps.

 

[Unkotare]

Locked classroom doors was deemed inappropriate and unsafe back in the 70's. So they started building schools without locks on interior doors, except for the office, gym, and janitors closets.

No.

 

[Unkotare]

Thier reasoning was, it was "safer" in case of fire. If the classroom was locked, it would take seconds to get the door opened.....seconds which could be used to get students down the hall and outside.

Makes as much sense as having locks on interior classroom doors. What if a teacher goes berzerk and locks the door and holds students hostage? Or what if the door is locked and theres an emergency, and the lock seizes up or breaks?

All classroom doors have locks. In most places the policy is to have the door locked from outside (yeah, locks in the handle) so that they cannot be opened from the outside. It can always be opened from the inside.

Where do people get these stupid ideas?

 

[Woodznutz]

All classroom doors have locks. In most places the policy is to have the door locked from outside (yeah, locks in the handle) so that they cannot be opened from the outside. It can always be opened from the inside.

Where do people get these stupid ideas?

The thing is, ya gotta lock 'em to be effective.

 

[Unkotare]

The thing is, ya gotta lock 'em to be effective.

The default setting is locked.

 

[Vastator]

Thier reasoning was, it was "safer" in case of fire. If the classroom was locked, it would take seconds to get the door opened.....seconds which could be used to get students down the hall and outside.

Makes as much sense as having locks on interior classroom doors. What if a teacher goes berzerk and locks the door and holds students hostage? Or what if the door is locked and theres an emergency, and the lock seizes up or breaks?

Mag locks that can be overridden from a control point.

 

[Woodznutz]

The default setting is locked.

Sure.

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[Unkotare]

Sure.

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Yeah, we know security wasn’t what it was supposed to be there. Are you just learning this now?

 

[Woodznutz]

Yeah, we know security wasn’t what it was supposed to be there. Are you just learning this now?

I thought I was helping you out.

 

[Unkotare]

I thought I was helping you out.

How?