re: Securing Schools - How I would start with most schools.

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1. Fence around the whole school. Will it stop someone? No, slow them down? Yes.

2. Bullet proof guard shack on the fence line, cameras so he can see the fence line of the whole perimeter and hallways, LEO would have camera access too via internet to locate threat. PA system to alert whole shool of suspicious activity/threat and location. Has visitors or anyone arriving at odd time show bag, etc. contents, sign in, etc. Bathroom inside. (This is the way my work is)

Will it stop someone from coming in when kids arrive and are filing in? No, but it'll help stop/slow down someone showing up at odd times.

3. Metal doors on all classrooms that are locked during class.

Will it stop someone from being shot in the hall? No, but it will help protect the rooms themselves.

4. Metal doors in hallways that teachers can close and lock. Section off areas like a ship with bulkhead doors to contain a leak.

This way if a threat is approaching a zone teachers can move kids to a safe zone and seal of the threat zone if needed.


5. All exterior doors are metal and always locked from the outside. No glass where someone could shoot through and open. Visitors have to be buzzed in.

6. Practice emergency procedures and have plans in place for what to do and how to communicate.


The hardest thing would be screening when kids are arriving and protecting them when they are leaving in mass. That would be tough.


Not saying this would stop every instance and killing, but I think its some things that could be done for a reasonable budget that would for sure help and most people would agree to.

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