Still a government building built by the lowest bidder.
A lot of these kids drowned. What better place to do that than in a basement?
http://www.ktul.com/story/22392743/update-10-children-killed-in-moore-tornado
...Five of the children’s cause of death was listed as “mechanical asphyxia.” The Medical Examiner’s office noted that mechanical asphyxia can refer to drowning, but in this case all the deaths were due to suffocation...
a ditch? i understand the idea of a ditch is that the tornado “hops” over it, but still, I think under the circumstances there was no good option