I’ve probably mentioned this before, a friend told me at their school the current protocol is to ignore alarms until confirmed by the front office over the PA since fire alarms are often pulled by shooters trying to get people to empty classrooms. I’m sure PA systems, like elevators, shouldn’t be relied on in case of a fire and adding this extra step reduces fire safety and draws out a response.
But after looking around a bit, I’m sure the risk of gun death is much more likely than in a fire death at school. The most recent school fire with more than 10 deaths was in 1958. About 4,000 school building fires occur each year, about 75 injuries, and fatalities are rare PDF warning. I couldn’t easily find gun deaths specific to kids in schools per year, but we can all name a few that had 10+ deaths that have happened since 1958.
