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RhoOfFeh t1_jcjjnd5 wrote

They don't want to pay teachers.

This though, there's plenty of money for, because it lets us avoid the important discussion about whether it's actually possible for a well-regulated militia to be behind the regular shootings in school rooms.

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krumpet_ t1_jcjkfgw wrote

It is easier to launder money through construction than teacher salaries... just sayin

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Shiplord13 t1_jcjnnjr wrote

"Would you believe I the local politicians have a relative or business associate that could totally do the job at a better bid than all the other applicants?" - Guy who got elected because he has an R next to his name, probably.

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asdaaaaaaaa t1_jcjp3yf wrote

Pretty sure a bulletproof room also just conveniently gathers victims. Either everyone's going to know the code to get in including the aggressor/shooter, or no one will know it but a few people will know and the room will simply not be effectively used.

After reading the article...

>Once the door is secured, no one can access it from the outside.

Great, so the first person who gets there will probably be terrified, shut the door, and everyone else with run to the door not realizing it's already closed/locked. Or the shooter might prioritize going to that room and using it as a fallback/safety point by shutting themselves in.

This is just a non-solution, stuff like this never works out well when you're depending on a bunch of random, terrified people and children to use it correctly. Also apparently assuming the aggressor/shooter will magically not know the room exists or target it specifically. Since it's not about keeping kids safe, I'd imagine either a "friend" is getting a contract to build it, or it's some dumb political move by someone who should never lead or be in office.

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Kailmo t1_jck2uva wrote

I'm also thinking about kids getting stuck in there accidentally. Cause ya know kids are stupid.

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katievspredator t1_jckcc6n wrote

The other 2 sides of the "box" are regular wall and probably/definitely not reinforced, so a shooter could just shoot through the walls or use explosives.

Sitting ducks

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tundey_1 t1_jcklffd wrote

>It's two bullet proof walls that pull out from the corner of the room, meaning that entire square area must be absolutely empty.

It's not empty. It's a forever shrine to the gun god of America. Can't put a table and chairs there, can't put a bookshelf there (in Florida, there are no books anyway), can't use it as a play area...it's just empty.

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Mookeebrain t1_jckro64 wrote

Exactly. If they put that in my classroom, I would quit.

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campelm t1_jcjqhif wrote

Round here funding for schools comes from 2 buckets. One's for running the schools, One's for constructuon of facilities. These are all approved by taxpayer bonds so you can't mix and match.

Distict my friend works for they keep building state of the art facilities and struggle to staff those schools because the build fund doesn't account for the upkeep. Meanwhile the maintenance budget ballons everytime they build a school.

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