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rsdsharp

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3. He might want to talk to the fire marshal about that.

Reply to dcmfox (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 04:35 PM

Jul 2025

My daughter’s high school had about 2000 students, plus faculty, support staff and administration. How easy would it be to get all of those people out of one door at the end of the day, let alone in case of fire or other emergency.

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What? [View all] dcmfox Jul 2025 OP

Maybe he can ban fire at the same time Uncle Joe Jul 2025 #1

Was just gonna comment, swap a gun for a match and the kids are still dead maspaha Jul 2025 #12

In one of the smaller elementary schools where I taught, there were roughly 600 students. HeartsCanHope Jul 2025 #25

So kids are trapped in buildings with only one way out. Irish_Dem Jul 2025 #2

Beat me to it. soldierant Jul 2025 #17

The pro-life party loves killing kids. Irish_Dem Jul 2025 #20

He might want to talk to the fire marshal about that. rsdsharp Jul 2025 #3

Great, so they prefer to make schools a fire Baitball Blogger Jul 2025 #4

The brilliance of the MAGA mind rurallib Jul 2025 #5

Speaking of doors, Danny Boy, sheshe2 Jul 2025 #6

What could possibly go wrong with only one ingress/egress point? Basso8vb Jul 2025 #7

And if there's a fire or natural disaster... ananda Jul 2025 #8

All great until there's a fire Picaro Jul 2025 #9

...or a mass shooting...... lastlib Jul 2025 #18

There are doors that can only be opened from the inside, no exterior knobs or handles. spike jones Jul 2025 #10

There are other options also. Delmette2.0 Jul 2025 #33

The vermin Just Jerome Jul 2025 #11

OMG!!! What if there's a fire??? calimary Jul 2025 #13

The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, Seinan Sensei Jul 2025 #14

This is what you get when your head is in the exit to your body.... /s n/t Ol Janx Spirit Jul 2025 #15

So kids will die by gun fire or 🔥. God these people are stupid. BradBo Jul 2025 #16

So stupid theyd go around the world to get next door Fichefinder Jul 2025 #19

Of course they will - after all they've decided they can ban talking on college campuses TBF Jul 2025 #21

"The new law also prohibits all expressive activities on public campuses from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m." OldBaldy1701E Jul 2025 #34

Even without the (very real) fire concerns, tanyev Jul 2025 #22

It's also the dumbest idea I've ever heard - but it did come from Dan Patrick TBF Jul 2025 #23

Building codes set how many egress's there are Nigrum Cattus Jul 2025 #24

Fact dcmfox Jul 2025 #26

Maybe the Texas Lt. Gov. Is onto something democrank Jul 2025 #27

This guy just dinged the Dumb-Fuck meter. BurnDoubt Jul 2025 #28

Going to be absolute horror in event of fire or other emergency requiring immediate evacuation. scarletlib Jul 2025 #29

Texas Skittles Jul 2025 #30

Doors don't kill people, too many doors kill people! ... aggiesal Jul 2025 #31

The many exits are for fire safety. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2025 #32

My school was fire proof. It had to be or.................... twodogsbarking Jul 2025 #35

They are stark raving mad. Martin68 Jul 2025 #36

TX does not care about children's deaths stollen Jul 2025 #37