are unannounced fire drills in dorms a bad idea?

soccerguy315
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:15:16 +0000

In high school and middle school, you may not need “practice” but it doesn’t really matter in high school and middle school. If a fire alarm goes off, it doesn’t waste your time. You are already on school time. You get there at 7:30, you have scheduled class periods and breaks, a lunch period, and so on. You don’t give a rat’s ass if a fire alarm goes off. What would you rather be doing? Going to class?



That time could be used for class and learning, but obviously some people think that making sure you can get out of the building is more important than 15 minutes of class a few times a semester. You are saying that uninterrupted fire alarms are ok as long as you have nothing you would rather be doing?



There is no need to perform fire drills on college students.



Thousands of college administrators and fire personnel across the country disagree with you. Personally I think they are annoying, but I understand the purpose. Grab your laptop on the way out, and keep working outside if it’s that big a deal.