Yay! I remembered

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I remembered what I had meant to write about. You know, in my other post I mentioned that I had an idea when I went to bed, then I forgot overnight. During Geometry class which was right after lunch the teacher had to go over the fire drill protocol. . . and the tornado drill protocol. Then she was supposed to talk about an intruder drill. So she did. When I got home, I was thinking about that particular protocol. It involves turning tables up against the classroom door. That is supposed to slow and intruder down. Wait a minute!! All the doors swing outward!! How will doors up against the doors slow down an intruder? Doors that open out into the hall are a good idea, in case of fires, or if evacuating for any reason. However, they are hard to secure if someone is trying to get into a class room. The other step in that drill is to break out a window, evacuate the students and lastly the teacher. To me it makes more sense to lock the doors, put tables across, crouch behind them and shelter in place. That is how we have drilled at other schools. The final conclusion by the teacher was "This is Centre School District in rural Kansas" we have to talk about this but we will not ever need it. Do you have home escape plans in case of disasters? I am not expecting an intruder, myself. On the other hand, if I am working in the back of the house, I shut and lock my front doors.