The Texas Education Agency announced Thursday a plethora of proposals that would, among other changes, require public schools to install silent panic alarms and automatic locks on exterior doors.
The Texas Education Agencya plethora of proposals that would, among other changes, require public schools to install silent panic alarms and automatic locks on exterior doors.
Other proposals include inspecting doors on a weekly basis to make sure they lock and can be opened from the outside only with a key. Two-way emergency radios would also have to be tested regularly. Schools would need to add some sort of vestibules so visitors can wait before being let in, and all ground-level windows would have to be made with bulletproof glass.
These proposed requirements come about five months after a gunman killed 21 people, including 19 children, at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The gunman entered a door that had been closed by a teacher, but the automatic lock failed.In wake of the Uvalde shooting, hoax active-shooter calls keep parents and police on edgeIf approved, schools would have to start putting in place these safety measures starting in 2023.
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