On Thu, 5 Sep 2019 10:01:20 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote:

On Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 12:33:43 PM UTC-4, Bod wrote:
Life in America has become so dangerous that people have resorted to
extreme measures to reclaim basic safety we take for granted.

Curved hallways to reduce a gunmans line of vision, hiding spots that
can fit up to 30 students and bulletproof windows are sadly becoming the
norm in American schools.

With mass shootings on the rise in the US and becoming deadlier €” there
have been 287 in 2019, according to the Gun Violence Archive €” schools
are being renovated to add built-in security features, with the hope of
protecting students in the event of an active shooter situation.

https://www.news.com.au/world/north-...672043a02fb4e5
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Bod

Some of that, IDK, questionable. But some basic things, like making
classroom doors strong and lockable from the inside seem like a good
idea for new construction. Of course that will take 50 years to cover
any reasonable percentage of schools.

There are lots of things they could do on the cheap to make schools
safer but when it comes to school boards, always start with the most
expensive option. What is wrong with a garden variety $2 barrel bolt
for classroom doors? They are already steel and fire rated. The walls
are block and the door openings are poured solid with a #5 in it if
the school was built in the last 40 years or so in Florida.
I said a long time ago, paint a line along the wall behind which you
can't be seen from the door and put a lock on the inside of the door.

Of course there is also this cheap "active shooter" kit you could use
anywhere.
http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Active%20sh...onse%20kit.jpg

If you knew everyone in the room would be throwing 2 pound concrete
"twinkies" at you, it might make you reconsider your plan.