[dog2000tj]

Originally Posted by Flat Tire

So a small child is dropped one at a time about five feet to the ground out a window by a teacher that can't even pick them up ???????

I don't know about you but when I went to school we performed emergency exiting drills - both in the classroom and the bus. I was lowering myself out of windows when I was in kindergarten.

do schools not still perform these drills? or maybe I was just ahead of the curve

[eldarbeast]

Originally Posted by Vincine

I think there was armed security at Columbine. He was killed too.

Uh, no...

He was outside eating lunch when he spotted the shooters. He fired some shots at them and then stood outside with the rest of the LEO's waiting for the shooting to stop.

eldar

[Vincine]

Originally Posted by eldarbeast

Uh, no...

He was outside eating lunch when he spotted the shooters. He fired some shots at them and then stood outside with the rest of the LEO's waiting for the shooting to stop.

eldar

I wasn't sure. I thought I read a guard was there & killed. Unless he ran out of rounds, I'm sure he wishes he had done something different. Woulda, shoulda, coulda. I know procedures have changed. Hindsight is cheap.

[Vikingdad]

Originally Posted by dog2000tj

I don't know about you but when I went to school we performed emergency exiting drills - both in the classroom and the bus. I was lowering myself out of windows when I was in kindergarten.

do schools not still perform these drills? or maybe I was just ahead of the curve

I'm calling BS on this. Everybody here knows well and good that your window-climbing was strictly limited to looking in the bathroom window in the staff break room and the girls locker room. Probably started before kindergarten too!

[Zombiegirl]

The windows in our building DO NOT open. The blinds are inside of the windows and you turn a knob to open/close them. The building was made this way for better temperature control purposes.

[dog2000tj]

Originally Posted by Zombiegirl

The windows in our building DO NOT open. The blinds are inside of the windows and you turn a knob to open/close them. The building was made this way for better temperature control purposes.

I find it hard to believe that any building could be built, let alone a school, in violation of life safety egress codes. Are you saying there is only 1 means of egress from your classroom - the door?

Even in residential homes it is required to have 2 means of egress in a bedroom - the door and a window.

[Vincine]

Originally Posted by Zombiegirl

The windows in our building DO NOT open. The blinds are inside of the windows and you turn a knob to open/close them. The building was made this way for better temperature control purposes.

I don't know what the school building codes are. Are the windows made of safety glass? Even if they're not, could you bust a window with a chair and knock out the remaining shards? How high is your window off the ground? How far would the kids have to run to get away and spread out behind other houses?

I don't understand collecting everybody and putting them in one place, unless it was bullet proof.

[Zombiegirl]

Originally Posted by Vincine

I don't know what the school building codes are. Are the windows made of safety glass? Even if they're not, could you bust a window with a chair and knock out the remaining shards? How high is your window off the ground? How far would the kids have to run to get away and spread out behind other houses?

I don't understand collecting everybody and putting them in one place, unless it was bullet proof.

My classroom is two stories up. I personally wouldn't jump out. Our school is pretty much Fort Knox. Unless someone is let in, they aren't getting in. Teachers have a fob that we swipe to get in and all of the hallways have their own sets of doors that can be locked and closed if needed. It's about 1/4 of a mile to a house in any direction once outside of the building because the parking lot on both sides is really big. I'm not quite sure what the windows are made of, I just know that they don't manually open.

[fmj]

Originally Posted by Vikingdad

Zombiegirl, I read somewhere over the past couple of days that Indiana allows teachers to carry in their classrooms, at least in some schools. Any truth to this that you know of?

No, still unlawful to carry in school buildings in IN>

Originally Posted by Zombiegirl

Definitely not in my District. I asked last year if I could keep mine in the car because I didn't like riding to and from work without it and I was told that they are not allowed on the property. This was by the cop that runs our security. I could approach him again but I'm pretty darn sure I'll be told no again....

This is UNlawful. If you have the proper permit (CCW) you are allowed to carry a firearm in your car on school grounds. Mitch Daniels (i know you hate that guy) signed the law (along with a raft of others making it easier to defend oneself in IN) July of 2011.

[bsdavis4296]

Originally Posted by dog2000tj

I don't know about you but when I went to school we performed emergency exiting drills - both in the classroom and the bus. I was lowering myself out of windows when I was in kindergarten.

do schools not still perform these drills? or maybe I was just ahead of the curve

Hahahaha

In short, no.