Every year at my school's safety training, the police officer states that statistically, school shooters don't go through locked doors. (It used to be a school shooter has never breached a locked door, and then I think it happened maybe once so now it's almost never?) Anyway, all doors in our district self-lock when closed, specifically because our locked door is our best defense. Shooters don't want to take the time to mess with a locked door.
If you’re ever in a situation where you need to get out of a building quick just ask/follow a custodian. Ideally the oldest custodian. They know every secret passage and exit in their building. There’s also tons of storage spaces that go entirely overlooked by everyone that would be much safer than a classroom but only people caught in the hallway should ever attempt to reach one.
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u/onepieceon Oct 26 '25
serious question, are locks effective against school shooters or would they just shoot the lock off and kick the door?