There is no way to completely lock down schools. If you limit schools to a single entry point, then you're going to have kids die in fires. You need to keep fire doors and then keep people from ever using them (except in a fire). Then you put a guard at the entry point. But, in Texas, anyone can open carry from my understanding so the gu…
There is no way to completely lock down schools. If you limit schools to a single entry point, then you're going to have kids die in fires. You need to keep fire doors and then keep people from ever using them (except in a fire). Then you put a guard at the entry point. But, in Texas, anyone can open carry from my understanding so the guard at the entry point is going to have to make a split second decision--is this person just a parent open carrying or are they a shooter? The shooter is always going to have the advantage because, until they fire the first shot, no one knows they're a shooter.
And, for argument's sake, say you CAN completely harden a school. Then a shooter will just go on a school bus rampage instead. Can you also completely harden every school bus? It would be crazy expensive and almost impossible.
That's why, as this article says, trust that the police will quickly respond is the only thing that can bring any peace of mind. I live in a small town and EVERYONE here--Rs and Ds--supports the police with money, attending events, etc. Demoralization of the police--as has happened in big cities--isn't an issue here and likely isn't one in Uvalde where it seems people also have (had?) a high opinion of cops.
There is no way to completely lock down schools. If you limit schools to a single entry point, then you're going to have kids die in fires. You need to keep fire doors and then keep people from ever using them (except in a fire). Then you put a guard at the entry point. But, in Texas, anyone can open carry from my understanding so the guard at the entry point is going to have to make a split second decision--is this person just a parent open carrying or are they a shooter? The shooter is always going to have the advantage because, until they fire the first shot, no one knows they're a shooter.
And, for argument's sake, say you CAN completely harden a school. Then a shooter will just go on a school bus rampage instead. Can you also completely harden every school bus? It would be crazy expensive and almost impossible.
That's why, as this article says, trust that the police will quickly respond is the only thing that can bring any peace of mind. I live in a small town and EVERYONE here--Rs and Ds--supports the police with money, attending events, etc. Demoralization of the police--as has happened in big cities--isn't an issue here and likely isn't one in Uvalde where it seems people also have (had?) a high opinion of cops.