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Such as?
For one thing the layout of the school. My kids have gone to 2 schools here. The first one had a smart design because everything is essentially behind the office. To go deep into the school, you have to go past the office itself. Add a buzzer door right there, or perhaps a keypad door that uses student ID #'s (that expire if the kid isn't in school) adds another layer a tentative shooter would have to get past. Side doors weren't left open. The 2nd school my kids went to had a magnetic gate, and both entry points to the school were next to each other. It's difficult to get in if no one is there, the office has to release the magnet so the gate can be opened. Its iron, and if someone tried to shoot it, it would draw a lot of attention just from the noise. The middle school I went to had those auto-lock doors and entry on one side only. During the day there was only one door left open and all the teachers had walkie talkies.
The HS's I went to were worse designs security-wise. But essentially creating slower entry and less points of entry to stall for time works for lots of places that dont have armed security.
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