New Cleveland TN elementary school will be safest in the U.S.
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Channel: chattanooga times free press · 2013 · News & Politics
Cleveland's newest elementary school is designed to be one of the safest in the nation when it opens in 2015. The school's design is unlike any other in that it includes a safe room in every classroom. The reinforced closet-like rooms will lock from the inside, which will provide protection from storms and intruders. Architects we spoke with say they've never seen a safe room built in every classroom before, but it's not a bad idea. Tornadoes killed nine people in Bradley County in 2011. Innocent children were gunned down in Newtown Connecticut this past December. And an F-5 tornado struck an elementary school in Oklahoma earlier this year. Now most schools in this area have no designated storm shelters or safe rooms. And the schools that do have them typically make them large communal areas. Officials say smaller spaces just for classes might also help control panic.
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