A Lesson in School Safety
Designing safer schools with tougher classroom doors requires more than adding stronger locks. Architects and school administrators must know what today’s testing and certification standards mean and how to apply them when specifying solutions.
Each time news breaks of another violent incident at a school, communities are reminded of the vulnerability of students and teachers inside buildings, hiding behind classroom doors.
With 2023 and 2024 recording the highest and second-highest numbers of school shootings since the K-12 School Shooting Database began tracking incidents in 1970, virtually everyone involved in education feels an urgency to prioritize security.
One important shift in our approach has been the widening view of what makes schools safe. In years past, the focus of security improvements was on exterior features to prevent an intruder from getting in. However, recent events involving students as perpetrators have evolved this thinking.
Author's summary: Schools must prioritize security with safer doors.
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