Third you do not want to leave this unattended just in case some students planned mischief during the fire drill.
Shoudl classroom doors be locked during fire evacuation.
Turn out the lights and lock the door.
Check the room lock the door and turn out the light make sure to check that you haven t left any students behind in the classroom.
Where the former advises opening doors to increase ventilation the latter typically recommends keeping them closed and locked to protect students from potential intruders.
Openings into exits must have self closing fire doors that remain closed but not locked or automatically close at the sound of an alarm the door frame or hardware must be listed or approved by a national testing laboratory.
Easy to close doors during a lock down.
Classroom doors cannot have a separately operated deadbolt on them either because in the case of a fire occupants may struggle with a lock.
As the nfpa safety code stands now classroom levers must always open from the inside without a key.
Osha requires that the height of an exit must be seven feet.
The charges spurred demands for classrooms to remain open during the school day.
Standard entry lock with push button or thumbturn.
Behind a locked classroom door a los angeles third grade teacher purportedly committed lewd acts against students.
Easy to verify function of lock.