As a parent I have just watched harrowing footage of school children emerging from the flattened building in Moore, Oklahoma.
My husband is originally from Kansas and tells me that when he was at school they had ‘drills’ whereby the kids would sit on the floor and put their hands over their heads.
What use is that when the roof is collapsing and debris is flying past at 200mph?
Kansas (and most I should imagine, Oklahoma homes) have basements and tornado shelters – not a pleasant site when I first visited Kansas – so why on earth don’t schools?
I feel for those mums and dads waiting in desperation for their lost child.