Classroom Security

Recognizing the Need for Lockdown

• If your door hardware requires an individual to step out of the room to lock the door, then your staff and students could be at risk.
  
• Magnets or tape on the door to prevent latching violates model codes if the door is fire-rated.
• If your school’s exterior doors do not automatically close, then they are not in a ready position for an emergency lockdown.
• Hardware that is not permanently attached to the door, requiring teachers or staff to locate and attach the device during a lockdown emergency, can take critical time.
• Door hardware that slows down entering or leaving a room during an emergency could unnecessarily place staff and students in harm’s way.
• Current codes require classroom doors be able to unlock from the outside with a key, credential, or other approved means, for access by emergency responders.