school layouts are always different but i would say the primary need is for a central entrance where every visitor is required to go through. other doors need to be only opened from the inside. metal detectors and guards at the school ensure that people are being checked. i understand there are ways around it with people opening a door for another person but we have to start somewhere. if you have all people entering from one location and metal detectors at the front with police officers it can help establish the safety of the children inside the school. then we need lockdown procedures that help barracade doors, i have seen a few recently that can quickly be assembled and put up. this is just a start and the arming teachers debate/solution is going to take time regardless of how it gets implemented. there is no reason to believe we cant guard children INSIDE the school. my high school had literally 10 doors to be able to get in and out of, but from the outside it was almost impossible to get in without the help of someone inside. may take time but i think it gets something in place that can help limit the casualties in the event of a shooting. i dont think the government has any real interest in going after the guns or actually doing something about mental health. i think both sides can bring it up but when it comes to money and time it takes neither will do it. you dont want to spend the money on health now anyway, we wont spend the money to stop it and if we did its likely a cut down the road as we fall further in debt as a country. protecting the school is truthfully the only logical explanation in my head at this point. arming teachers requires training, money, and time which i dont think we have the luxury of. i think its better to try to keep the person from ever entering the school than it is to try to stop a hail of gunfire once they are inside. just my thought but strategically speaking its best if they never are able to get in. if that requires a longer wait at the school in the morning or more a longer wait at the bus stop im fine with it. when the child is INSIDE the school it needs to be the safest place it can be, and in my opinion the classroom should remain gun free.