Fri aug 23 2013.
Should schools lock their doors.
Door locks with this function can change their locked or unlocked status on both the outside or inside of the classroom but still only through the use of a key.
But when your kids leave their rooms do they opt to lock them out.
Slowing a criminal allows steps to be taken a 911 phone call internal classroom lockdown or escape etc.
Many doors that do not have hardware that allows teachers to lock it from inside the classroom can be locked by turning a thumb turn or by pushing a button on the door.
See figure b with this function teachers do not have to enter the hallway to lock the classroom door.
So should teenagers be allowed to lock their doors.
There s a myth out there that schools should be on lockdown to prevent an intruder from holding the kiddies hostage and or murdering them in the hallways with some sort of automatic weapon.
There s no other explanation that i can find for why school districts are locking their doors during school hours.
In the age of mass shootings schools across the country have grappled with the issue of open or closed doors.
Many old school door locks are the traditional lock and key types where an administrator or security officer will walk around with a key and lock the doors from the outside.
Should they be allowed to do it.
Their room is where they feel most comfortable and where they escape difficulties from school and the neighborhood.
I think these school shootings and pedestrian crossing deaths are a.
It should go without saying but it s worth the reminder.
That s why people lock the doors of their cars their homes and why the doors of their children s schools should be locked.
The short answer is yes you can lock your classroom doors as long as the following regulations are met.
However that point rests on the assumption that the teen does not take advantage of.
My opinion is that having a lock on their door is a right all teens should have so that they can find themselves and grow into the independent adults they will soon be.
Make sure it s not possible to lock people inside a room.
Suffice to say it depends on the teen.
Kids might spend their time studying or playing with their gadgets alone in their rooms.