I generally agree with you. The students in offices probably benefited from the fact that he had no reason to think anyone was in there, while he would know that there should be people in the classrooms. As far as the cell phone, yeah, most classrooms would be close to one phone per person in the room.
Sure, lockdowns seem to be designed for situations that are only tangentially related to the school, such as when someone is fleeing police through a campus. You are correct that someone who really wanted to get into a classroom can kick the doors in. And that some students were safe because they found rooms that they could lock themselves into.
What that prof seems to be saying is that he has no control over the classroom environment and no set system to communicate with the outside world in case of a "lockdown." I guess what I am wondering is if his concerns could be addressed in schools (I don't know if his school is typical). Is there a better way to inform people about what is going on, is there a better way for people to call out from classrooms, and is there a way to make sure that professors can lock the doors if necessary? Again I don't know if his school is typical. When I was I was TA long ago, the classroom had a steel door in a steel frame, but I sure didn't have a key.
Lockdowns are used at Middle and High Schools as well. In Arizona the procedures for a lockdown are: Lock classroom doors. Cover windows of classrooms. Have everyone get down on the floor. Allow no one outside of classrooms until the Incident Commander gives the all-clear signal.
I think it is used most often when there is a shooting near a school and police are still chasing the person. While public schools are different from the open campuses that colleges have, there are still some things to think about. This statement from a professor posting on metafilter made me think:
And yet, the first thing that came to mind when I heard about this was that the building at the university I teach at is unsecured 16 hours a day. The building and 95% of the classrooms in the building (except the computer labs) are not securable by anyone other than custodial staff and campus police. These rooms also do not have phones or a call system in them or accessible to them. In the event of a "lockdown," my students and I would literally be holding the door shut with our feet, waiting for help to find us.
Yeah, I am going through this right now. I have a site that I registered through one small site years ago. At some point they merged with someone else, which has been ok. However, I have one site that I renewed a few days before it expired. For some reason, they took the money, but couldn't actually renew it (something about 10 days), so it lapsed. They just told me on the phone something about renewing it "new" rather than renewing it during the grace period. They said something about not all sellers allowing a 40 day grace period. Does that sound true? I thought that everyone had to do that.
but you can request books from within the county's system or even the city's county
This, to me, is one of the nice things about our local library. You can log into the system with your card number, and then request books from throughout the county. The system is online, so I can browse the catalog for the books I want, put a hold on them, and then request the branch that I want to pick them up at. When they have been delivered to my branch, I get a nice e-mail to let me know. That is how the internet has saved the library for me. I can do most of the time consuming stuff without leaving the house.
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I generally agree with you. The students in offices probably benefited from the fact that he had no reason to think anyone was in there, while he would know that there should be people in the classrooms. As far as the cell phone, yeah, most classrooms would be close to one phone per person in the room.
Sure, lockdowns seem to be designed for situations that are only tangentially related to the school, such as when someone is fleeing police through a campus. You are correct that someone who really wanted to get into a classroom can kick the doors in. And that some students were safe because they found rooms that they could lock themselves into. What that prof seems to be saying is that he has no control over the classroom environment and no set system to communicate with the outside world in case of a "lockdown." I guess what I am wondering is if his concerns could be addressed in schools (I don't know if his school is typical). Is there a better way to inform people about what is going on, is there a better way for people to call out from classrooms, and is there a way to make sure that professors can lock the doors if necessary? Again I don't know if his school is typical. When I was I was TA long ago, the classroom had a steel door in a steel frame, but I sure didn't have a key.
Yeah, I am going through this right now. I have a site that I registered through one small site years ago. At some point they merged with someone else, which has been ok. However, I have one site that I renewed a few days before it expired. For some reason, they took the money, but couldn't actually renew it (something about 10 days), so it lapsed. They just told me on the phone something about renewing it "new" rather than renewing it during the grace period. They said something about not all sellers allowing a 40 day grace period. Does that sound true? I thought that everyone had to do that.
I don't know if this is the type of thing you are looking for, but people who like public radio might like Public Radio Fan
but you can request books from within the county's system or even the city's county
This, to me, is one of the nice things about our local library. You can log into the system with your card number, and then request books from throughout the county. The system is online, so I can browse the catalog for the books I want, put a hold on them, and then request the branch that I want to pick them up at. When they have been delivered to my branch, I get a nice e-mail to let me know. That is how the internet has saved the library for me. I can do most of the time consuming stuff without leaving the house.