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In reply to the discussion: IF we can secure our airports, we can secure our schools [View all]kurtcagle
(1,603 posts)I like the idea of an attack app for your kid's phones. Press it, the phone is logged, the alarms go off, police are called. Each school has a unique code. If a kid presses it maliciously, they get a STERN talking to by the principal and their parents get tagged with a bill. The alarm goes off, the kids head to the nearest classroom. Put locks on doors. Keep cops within a one mile radius of schools when in session.
It will not stop the shooters, but it will guarantee a more rapid police presence, and it will reduce the number of potential targets.
I also think that it may make sense to have sensor activated doors, both external and internal. Doors will automatically lock if you don't have a button or badge. It won't stop angry students, but the overwhelming majority of school shootings were not done by students (including the most recent). The badges can be reprogrammed, which means that if a student is expelled, they can't use their badge to get back in.
I don't like the fact that we have reached the stage where any of this is necessary, but I think these are relatively inexpensive solutions that can increase security without having to go the whole metal detector route (which I've long felt was ineffective).