Originally Posted by Rochard

No one checks you when you go to a high school. You can walk right in and no one is going to stop you.

My kid's middle school had "some" protection. The school was surrounded by a tall brick wall and in some places a tall iron fence. When school is in session the only way out or in is through the main door which leads you to the office. However... All you need to do is pull your car up over the curb next to the fence and you can easily scale the wall. It's not exactly rocket science.

My kid's high school has zero protection. It's a high school with thousands of kids, half of which have in and out privileges. It's a logistical nightmare. It's a huge campus - all outdoors - with a dozen entrances and exits. Even if they could lock down every exit all a gunman would have to do is wait until school lets out and a thousand kids are leaving at once.

This school today had a dedicated police officer on site and it didn't help at all.