<p>@dodgersmom,</p>
<p>You really need to take a giant step backward and take some of the emotion out of this process.</p>
<p>Did it occur to you that a school that asks students to lock their rooms might be promoting safety for the students - not because of other students - but because of it protects students against intrusion from outsiders?</p>
<p>Every school is different. Some are isolated and in close knit towns, some are closer to busy cities and have different rules to protect students.</p>
<p>Choose schools based on where your son fits not what inconsequential “rules” they have that suit the kid but not the parent.</p>