Teachers wanted small windows so that a gunman would have limited visibility and a difficult time opening a locked door. Facilities and the principal wanted large windows, arguing that increased visibility between classrooms and the hall would offset more common risks like fights, theft and vandalism. Police department wanted full access to the schools cameras along with remote control capabilities. The building committee said there were legal complications to monitoring in those stairways and wanted to value engineer them out (eliminate them to cut costs) The winner: Stairwell cameras were cut from the plan.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2122044/school-security–wrangling-over-risks.html