How difficult / easy is it for someone to enter your child’s school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we lived in Fairfax County, anyone could have walked into my kids' schools. We moved away for a few years. There is no way anyone can get in my kids' schools (elementary, middle, and high) here. Not possible. Only one door is used. You have to be buzzed into the safe room. You have to show ID even if you are at the school every day. And you have to be buzzed through a second door to enter the school. We have an armed police officer in the front office. No parents are allowed in the building during the beginning or end of the day. It's ridiculously tight. Same exact set up at all schools in our country.

I sub in Fairfax County schools and have never encountered this situation described above.

Let's also be honest, how many times do you approach your elementary school, ring the buzzer, get let in and another parent will waltz in behind you or simply walk in as you open the door to leave?

I am aware of some schools having a panic button of sorts. I won't describe in detail, but have seen it in action. Also, larger schools use walkie talkies for communication, complete with codes.

Please be kind and patient with front office staff. They're all feeling frightened and vulnerable right now.

Like the door whisperer PP, I pretty much can smile and charm my way to just about anywhere and have. I don't abuse this, but have often thought that if you look as benign and average as I do, you will override security.

+1 From another FCPS sub. Agree with all of the above. Could security at most schools be tighter (i.e., LEOs at every single school and making everyone pass through the office before getting into the building)? Sure, but it would cost a lot of money to make it so, which people would complain about, and someone bent on destruction would still probably be impossible to stop if we're being honest.

[Anonymous]

It’s not easy to shoot your way in, but it is easy to politely enter with a concealed weapon by ringing the bell.

[Anonymous]

My daughter is at a FCPS and none of the doors are unlocked. To get in you need to be buzzed in by the front desk ladies (and they can see you).

[Anonymous]

Lots of these security measures mentioned here will stop somebody from showing up and robbing the place, but aren't going to stop a school shooting.

The Sandy Hook school shooter shot out the windows. Normal locked doors and metal detectors can't stop a person who is heavily armed and determined to kill people. Unless the entire perimeter of the school is outfitted with bulletproof glass, locked doors won't help.

There is no simple solution to any of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of these security measures mentioned here will stop somebody from showing up and robbing the place, but aren't going to stop a school shooting.

The Sandy Hook school shooter shot out the windows. Normal locked doors and metal detectors can't stop a person who is heavily armed and determined to kill people. Unless the entire perimeter of the school is outfitted with bulletproof glass, locked doors won't help.

There is no simple solution to any of this.

You mean other than taking away the guns?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of these security measures mentioned here will stop somebody from showing up and robbing the place, but aren't going to stop a school shooting.

The Sandy Hook school shooter shot out the windows. Normal locked doors and metal detectors can't stop a person who is heavily armed and determined to kill people. Unless the entire perimeter of the school is outfitted with bulletproof glass, locked doors won't help.

There is no simple solution to any of this.

You mean other than taking away the guns?

I am cool with that but I wouldn't call it simple...