Radnor High School recently introduced Reverse Evacuations, a protocol that directs students to re-enter the building due to an external threat. The Radish looks at some of its pros and cons.

Pros:

• Good to have a contingency plan if a Category 5 Extratropical Cyclone were to materialize out of nowhere
• Discourages people from hiding in trash cans in the event of severe weather
• Drill took up a solid 10 minutes of class time
• Effective use of school’s sleek Visiplex wireless PA system 
• Potentially allowed to talk during this type of drill 
• Doing things backwards has been proven to improve cognitive function
• Always cool to invent something new
• Sometimes hard to remember if you’re supposed to run towards or away from a threat
• Maybe the school can do this for my birthday
• Concept for a reverse evacuation got 5 stars on Ideas.com
• Made me giggle when first announced 

Cons:

• Could be a problem if school simultaneously caught on fire
• Ambiguous terminology suggests that it involves walking backwards
• Are the virtual students supposed to come to school during a reverse evacuation?
• Steps on toes of the commonly insecure Level 1 Lockdown 
• Would be bad to use on Opposites Day
• Insensitive to the victims of the 1972 Hurricane Agnes who didn’t enjoy this type of luxury
• Infringes on copyright of popular card game Uno™
• Wasn’t given three months notice to plan my reverse evacuation outfit
• Anything with a list of ten plus cons probably not a good idea
• Kind of self-conscious about the way I climb stairs
• Guess I built a nuclear bunker under Prevost Field for nothing 
• Kids with free periods will likely have no idea what to do
• Armed intruder probably not more dangerous than Mr. Capone