Ballistic Film Buys Cops Time in Case of Guns
See how the new film being installed at T/E Schools slows down bad guys.
The Tredyffrin Easttown School District is preparing to install ballistic resistant film on the glass at the entrance ways to teh district's eight schools. While the material does not make the glass bullet proof, it is a realtively quick way for the district to make the entrance ways a lot harder to penetrate. The school shooter in Newtown Connecticut shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary school by firing through glass in a door and gaining access through that door. School and police officials at Wednesday's public meeting told the audience that the primary objective behind installing the film (and intercom/remote locking systems) at the front entrances of schools is to slow down any potential intruder and buy first responders time to …
