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“I do think even though we’re big, we’ve got a lot of people– we have a lot of good things as far as our security, and we have a good plan, and we have good partners… So, we’re always talking about it, we’re never going to stop talking about it,” Woods said.

Woods stresses rapid technology developments will further be accounted for in the evolving safety plan.

“We’re looking at putting more alarms on doors so if the door was propped open it would signal us, so we would know. There’s all kinds of things that we continue to evaluate and look at to help us.” Woods said.

This is something many students endorse.

“... We have money, let’s spend it on stuff that matters instead of like our school’s ego,” said Whitehead.

Further, the understanding that Johnston is trying to protect its image applies to ensuring that families are informed

Thankfully this is the case, safety policies at Johnston are constantly evolving to suit the uncertain society we live in. But there’s something sad about that. Is this truly a good thing? While students are enabled to learn in an up to date, protected environment, it forces a community to be constantly mentally cognizant of the grievous possibility. Perhaps the easier solution would be tackling the issue of guns directly, though a controversial concept. Students, educators and the future generations deserve not only to successfully evade the school-shooting nightmare, but to not have to worry about such a thing. This can’t be our forever normal. Students deserve to be and feel safe.