kdag Wrote:
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> I am not going to comment on most of this. People
> will form their own opinions.
>
> There is just one thing that i would say about
> locked doors.
>
> In an earlier post, dirtbikes stated that people
> were locked in. That would be a giant abuse of
> authority, and probably against fire codes. I also
> agree that parents should not be locked out of
> children's classes.
>
> In this latest post, it is stated that students
> are locked out if they are late. Whether or not
> this is a bad thing depends on the circumstances.
>
> I used to work in a metaphysical book store. We
> often had classes after hours. The instructors
> would pay to rent the space, and, of course,
> people paid to take the class.
>
> Some of the instructors didn't mind if an
> occasional late customer would stray into the
> store for some incense, but in classes that
> involved meditation, this became very disruptive.
>
> We didn't usually lock the door. I would turn on
> the "CLOSED" sign, turn off the display lights and
> lights to the front window, make up an 8" x 10"
> sign, saying 'STORE CLOSED. CLASS IN SESSION," in
> big red letters, and put it in the door, right at
> face level. People driving by would see cars in
> the parking lot, so would pull over and come in.
> When i would point out the sign, they would claim
> not to have seen it.
>
> People would walk in, right in the middle of a
> meditation, and start talking at the top of their
> voices. They would walk right through the group
> looking for a book, and any attempt to "shush"
> them, on my part, was often followed by more loud
> questions. They knew it was after hours, but some
> would continue even after i bluntly told them,
> "We're closed."
>
> Because of this, some places will briefly lock the
> door during meditations to prevent people from
> coming in, BUT people on the inside can still get
> out. In these cases, no one is trapped, or forced
> to stay. In some cases, this might be the reason
> for the locked door. It would be good to ask for
> an explanation.
Lol. I will never speak to these freaks. Unless my child ends up there again, then we are going to court. Thanks.
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> I am not going to comment on most of this. People
> will form their own opinions.
>
> There is just one thing that i would say about
> locked doors.
>
> In an earlier post, dirtbikes stated that people
> were locked in. That would be a giant abuse of
> authority, and probably against fire codes. I also
> agree that parents should not be locked out of
> children's classes.
>
> In this latest post, it is stated that students
> are locked out if they are late. Whether or not
> this is a bad thing depends on the circumstances.
>
> I used to work in a metaphysical book store. We
> often had classes after hours. The instructors
> would pay to rent the space, and, of course,
> people paid to take the class.
>
> Some of the instructors didn't mind if an
> occasional late customer would stray into the
> store for some incense, but in classes that
> involved meditation, this became very disruptive.
>
> We didn't usually lock the door. I would turn on
> the "CLOSED" sign, turn off the display lights and
> lights to the front window, make up an 8" x 10"
> sign, saying 'STORE CLOSED. CLASS IN SESSION," in
> big red letters, and put it in the door, right at
> face level. People driving by would see cars in
> the parking lot, so would pull over and come in.
> When i would point out the sign, they would claim
> not to have seen it.
>
> People would walk in, right in the middle of a
> meditation, and start talking at the top of their
> voices. They would walk right through the group
> looking for a book, and any attempt to "shush"
> them, on my part, was often followed by more loud
> questions. They knew it was after hours, but some
> would continue even after i bluntly told them,
> "We're closed."
>
> Because of this, some places will briefly lock the
> door during meditations to prevent people from
> coming in, BUT people on the inside can still get
> out. In these cases, no one is trapped, or forced
> to stay. In some cases, this might be the reason
> for the locked door. It would be good to ask for
> an explanation.
Lol. I will never speak to these freaks. Unless my child ends up there again, then we are going to court. Thanks.