The safety of local schools seems to be a top priority with the government. After all, the children are our future. Considering that, there is something we could do to ensure this safety. Every classroom in this school district, even America, should by law contain a fire extinguisher. Fire extinguishers have many uses that can benefit the safety of the students. First and foremost, they can be used in defense of school shooters. They are also cheaper and more unproblematic than guns. Lastly, they can be used for their most obvious purpose, in a fire. This essay will demonstrate the uses of a fire extinguisher in hazardous situations. It will show how much it can ensure the safety of our students, all while being inexpensive and unproblematic.
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According to ABC News there have been 31 school shootings in the USA since 1999. School districts don't need to be convinced that school shootings are dangerous. They were recognized as a problem long ago. But how can a fire extinguisher help with that? They can't stop them, but are amazing for self defense. So say a school shooting was to take place, the school would into lockdown. Then the shooter gets into a classroom. The teacher has no choice but to fight them in an attempt to save the students. if the teacher were equipped with a fire extinguisher this would be a much more successful attempt. Fire extinguishers are officially filled with potassium bicarbonate and carbon dioxide (CO2), not immediately deadly, but harmful and disarming. According to the Bureau of land Management the symptoms of concentrated inhalation of CO2 are dizziness, heavy breathing, distorted vision, nausea, and in severe cases death. With a fire extinguisher on hand the teacher could easily spray the shooter on their entrance into the classroom. The chemical mixture is undoubtedly enough to slow down, disarm, or even knock the attacker unconscious. And in desperate circumstances, the teacher could even just take advantage of the attacker's vulnerability and hit them with the actual fire extinguisher. A definite way for teachers to be equipped to defend themselves against …show more content…
They have many uses, including (but not limited to) disarming attackers and defending the students against school shooters, and fire safety. Having these as a way of defense and security would be way less controversial than keeping a gun or other weapon in every school classroom. Don't we want safer schools? So pray tell why we would allow our students, our future to lay at risk instead of spending a little extra money to secure safety. School shootings are serious. They kill people, teachers, students, and on an individual scale we have no way to defend ourselves. Fire extinguishers are the way. The way for teachers to be proactive, defensive, and to keep our children safe. Fires are serious as well, and the more ways we have to avoid them the better. Fire extinguishers should be kept in every classroom across America. We are defending our schools, our children, our
According to ABC News there have been 31 school shootings in the USA since 1999. School districts don't need to be convinced that school shootings are dangerous. They were recognized as a problem long ago. But how can a fire extinguisher help with that? They can't stop them, but are amazing for self defense. So say a school shooting was to take place, the school would into lockdown. Then the shooter gets into a classroom. The teacher has no choice but to fight them in an attempt to save the students. if the teacher were equipped with a fire extinguisher this would be a much more successful attempt. Fire extinguishers are officially filled with potassium bicarbonate and carbon dioxide (CO2), not immediately deadly, but harmful and disarming. According to the Bureau of land Management the symptoms of concentrated inhalation of CO2 are dizziness, heavy breathing, distorted vision, nausea, and in severe cases death. With a fire extinguisher on hand the teacher could easily spray the shooter on their entrance into the classroom. The chemical mixture is undoubtedly enough to slow down, disarm, or even knock the attacker unconscious. And in desperate circumstances, the teacher could even just take advantage of the attacker's vulnerability and hit them with the actual fire extinguisher. A definite way for teachers to be equipped to defend themselves against …show more content…
They have many uses, including (but not limited to) disarming attackers and defending the students against school shooters, and fire safety. Having these as a way of defense and security would be way less controversial than keeping a gun or other weapon in every school classroom. Don't we want safer schools? So pray tell why we would allow our students, our future to lay at risk instead of spending a little extra money to secure safety. School shootings are serious. They kill people, teachers, students, and on an individual scale we have no way to defend ourselves. Fire extinguishers are the way. The way for teachers to be proactive, defensive, and to keep our children safe. Fires are serious as well, and the more ways we have to avoid them the better. Fire extinguishers should be kept in every classroom across America. We are defending our schools, our children, our