A key!?!? I don't think people are realizing what a total fuck up by the school this was. I work for one of the major companies that makes Access Control for schools. It is standard practice to have total control of your building in these situations. You can instantly lock down the entire school with the click of one button on your phone. You can then unlock or pulse any door in the school to allow people to enter. We have the tools to stop this shit from ever happening again with a access control system which every school has. Further more you can make a profile for "FIRST RESPONDERS" and have a box outside the school labeled as such. So many options to prevent this it's ridiculous. The key excuse is bullshit they made up to stave off the ridicule of being cowards.

Ehh any man trap has outward egress and if it doesn't it isn't up to code. Man traps are very effective if set up properly. Also the fact that a school in 2022 doesn't have control over their door with electrical locks is honestly crazy to me. All of this could have been avoided had the school gone on lock down immediately. But they'd rather save $1000 per door and instead pay a locksmith $300 per door to save a little money. Which ended up aiding the gunman. What kind of classroom door locks from the inside with a mechanical lock?