Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Exasperated Teacher Calls Out New Safety Measure To Protect Her Classroom Against Potential Threats

Exasperated Teacher Calls Out New Safety Measure To Protect Her Classroom Against Potential Threats
@notsocoolmads/TikTok

School shootings are becoming an increasingly frequent problem in the United States.

Though new legislature or new gun laws have not been developed and put into practice, some schools have taken to providing their own safety measures, even teachers providing their students with tools to protect themselves from active shooters.


Madi of @notsocoolmads on TikTok recently shared a video of her return to her middle school classroom as she prepares for the new academic year, and what she found on her classroom door.

The TikTok video quickly went viral as viewers toiled with the actions being taken by schools that clearly were not enough without proper regulations also being in place.

The song playing in the background of the video simply repeated, "I want to go home," over and over. In the actual video, as Madi closed her classroom door, two pieces of hardware on her classroom door and door frame could be seen.

Only Madi's hand could be seen as she dropped a metal bracket through the two pieces of hardware, a contraption sometimes seen as a locking feature on garage doors and storage spaces.

The new hardware would make it impossible for a person to single-handedly pull the classroom door open, which would provide teachers and students with more time to prepare for the shooter to enter the room.

It's unclear how preventative the measure—seen here—actually is.

@notsocoolmads

very excited to explain this to my kids #BigInkEnergy #fypシ #foryou #middleschool #teachersoftiktok #teachertok #schoolsafety

Madi captioned the video:

"Very excited to explain this to my kids."

Madi also clarified how she felt in a comment on the video:

"I'm not complaining that we got a new safety measure; I am just upset that *this* is the solution."

After receiving feedback on her first video, Madi shared a second video with some clarifications.

@notsocoolmads

Replying to @susanahg65 bottom line: this is not a long-term solition. vote for people that will create long-term solutions. #fypシ #foryou #teachersoftiktok

She captioned the video:

"Bottom Line: This is not a long-term solution."

"Vote for people that will create long-term solutions."

Some agreed the real problem needed to be addressed.

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

Others pointed out how terrible it was to want or need something like this.

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

Some completely understood why so many teachers were leaving the classroom.

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

@notsocoolmads/TikTok

While this is a step that could save lives in the event of an attack, these door brackets are not the tool that will solve the problem of mass shootings currently haunting the United States school system and beyond.

More from Trending

Screenshot of Stephen Colbert
CBS

Stephen Colbert Makes Somber Plea To Americans In Wake Of Charlie Kirk's Death

Late-night host Stephen Colbert had a somber message for Americans as he addressed the assassination of far-right activist Charlie Kirk, stressing that "political violence only leads to more political violence."

Kirk died after an unidentified gunman shot him in the neck as he—ironically enough—mocked victims of gun violence at an event in Utah Valley State University. Kirk's murder has galvanized the far-right, with President Donald Trump and his surrogates claiming without evidence that rhetoric from Democrats is responsible for Kirk's death.

Keep ReadingShow less
a woman sunbathing on rocks.
a person sitting on a towel on a beach
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

People Share The Weirdest Flexes They Heard Someone Say With A Straight Face

It is never attractive to gloat.

Even so, some people can't help but brag, or "flex" as it is sometimes known, about certain accomplishments or attributes.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @thedowntheredoc's TikTok video
@thedowntheredoc/TikTok

TikToker Hilariously Calls Out Target After Champion Pants Feature Awkwardly-Placed Front Pleat

Sometimes you can just tell when something was designed *for* women, but was not actually designed *by* women.

Take, for instance, the new pleated pants available at Target from the Champion clothing line. While there's nothing wrong with pleated pants and they certainly have a suitable spot in the workplace, the latest rendition of Champion pleated pants are, shall we say, NSFW.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from @kaicutch's Instagram video
@kaicutch/Instagram

Woman Flips Her Car After Belting Out Ironic Britney Spears Lyric In Wild Viral Video

Whether we want to admit it or not, we've all had our fair share of carpool karaoke and maybe even imagined our car as our own personal recording studio.

But TikToker and Instagrammer Kaitlynn McCutcheon may have gotten too into her performance of Britney Spears' classic, "Hit Me Baby, One More Time," when the road and her car both said, "Bet."

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots from ​@lynnshazeen's TikTok video
@lynnshazeen/TikTok

Woman Goes Viral After Revealing How Her Obsession With Matcha Landed Her In The Hospital

Let's be honest: Too much of anything isn't good for us. It's all about the balance!

But the media and social media trends have taught us that certain things are really good for us, encouraging us to be like the "very mindful and very demure" girls and take care of ourselves. One such example is drinking more matcha, especially if you really like coffee or think you have a caffeine addiction.

Keep ReadingShow less