In the wake of increased mass shootings across the nation, many schools have opted to seek better security.  Schreiber administrators have implemented a single point-of-entry system that allows students and staff to enter only through the front entrance.  The school has also taken this security a step further, installing ID scanners to ensure only those with their ID can enter the building.

While such procedures have enforced stricter security, students have begun to complain about its impracticality as it results in extreme crowding.  Many have expressed doubts about the new measures, saying that such a method may be less beneficial than intended.

Every morning, students are required to show their IDs upon entering the building.  This slows down the entry process by itself, but with the single-point regulation, the process is even slower.  As students accumulate at the entrance after getting dropped off or arriving by bus, they become clustered and aren’t allowed to pass through without the presence of an ID. 

Despite the school having many entrances and exits, students are limited to using one door.  Crowding at the entrance can be easily resolved if students can access more doors throughout the day.  Many of the school’s additional entries also have ID scanners installed, but due to the lack of live security at each one, they’ve become inaccessible to students.

Schreiber has also recently gotten rid of the canceled class policy and requires teachers who are off during these periods to substitute those classes.  However, the classes commonly turn into study halls and make no more difference than a regular canceled class. 

Instead of having teachers monitor study halls, administrators should require staff to monitor different entrances while still keeping the ID scanning policy intact.  This way, students are able to enter through different doors around the building and the school can continue to enforce their safety policy.  The locked doors and ID scanner will keep unknown individuals from entering, and monitoring staff can immediately alert officials of a possible break-in. 

With the rising threats to students’ safety across America, the single point-entry system is not practical enough to ensure that all students can safely enter and exit the building in times of emergency.  While administration actions are understandable, school security can be better imposed through alternative measures.