Hall reiterated the bats serve as a last-resort, only authorized for use in a hard lockdown situation, in addition to whatever else staff could utilize as a weapon including chairs, staplers, books and fire extinguishers.
After which, you lean over, put your head between your legs, and kiss your a$$ good-bye.
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Unbelievable stupidity.
Superintendent William Hall should be fired just for having the audacity to think a 16-inch bat is an effective deterrent against a live bullet or several.