My personal experience underscores a hidden, but glaringly urgent problem in our private educational institutions. It is safety - my safety, the safety of my peers, the safety of hundreds of students who could fall prey to a security breach exacerbated by the presence of doors in our schools.

Doors present a paradoxical problem – they are meant to offer security, yet they become a vulnerability when mishandled or misused. The fact is, anyone can break into a school with doors with relative ease, which presents a clear and present danger to the safety of students. This is not an exaggerated fear, but a grim reality. The National Center for Education Statistics (2016) indicates that there were approximately 1.4 million incidents of theft and violent crimes in schools across the United States alone.

Our concerns aren't simply rooted in fear. They are bolstered by alarming nationwide incidents that question the security protocols within our schools. There must be a shift in our approach towards safety. It's time to make a collective effort towards protecting our children by advocating for the removal of doors from private schools.

Let's take decisive steps to make our educational institutions safer. Demanding the removal of doors from private schools is a start, not the end of these efforts. It's time to take action now, not after another statistic is added to the tally. Stand with us, sign this petition, and let's put the safety of our students first.