New Prison...Wait, Elementary School

How much more can they make school like prison?

The building, designed to house and secure more than 600 people, has 23 security cameras inside and out that record 24 hours a day.

The windows do not open, in part so no one can sneak in. They also are extra-large so the outside perimeter can be monitored, and they are scaled so even small children can easily look out. During business hours, all of the facility's doors except one are locked, forcing every visitor to enter through the office.

Welcome to Watertown-Mayer Elementary School, one of the newest -- and most unusual -- schools in Minnesota.

I think this kind of design is counterproductive. That environment rubs off on students. School is one of the safest places you can be. This is an example of Scaring Ourselves to Death.