Emergency school door barricade retrofit system apparatus and method

A barricade apparatus for reinforcing a door having a window formed in the door, said apparatus comprising:

• (i) a window shutter assembly configured for mounting on the door over the window, the shutter assembly comprising a laterally slidable shutter member, a shutter handle attached to the shutter member, and a shutter frame mounted on the door in a surrounding relationship to the window, the shutter frame supporting the shutter member in a sliding relationship within the shutter frame between an active position covering the window and a stored position away from the window;
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• (ii) a barricade bar assembly secured adjacent the door, the barricade bar assembly comprising a pivotable elongated bar sized to extend across an entire width of the door, a securing bracket configured for attachment to a wall, outside of a door frame, on one side of the door and pivotally supporting one end of the bar, and a holster configured for mounting on the wall, outside of the door frame, on an opposite side of the door in alignment with the securing bracket, the holster being configured to receive a second end of the bar when the bar is pivoted to extend across the door.

A method of reinforcing a door having a window formed in the door during a shooting incident, comprising the steps:

• (i) providing a window shutter assembly configured for mounting on the door over the window, the shutter assembly comprising a shutter frame mounted in a surrounding relationship over the window and a laterally slidable shutter member slidably received in the shutter frame;
• (ii) providing a barricade bar assembly secured adjacent the door, the barricade bar assembly comprising a pivotable elongated bar, a securing bracket having a pivot pin and configured for attachment to a wall outside of a door frame on one side of the door, the securing bracket pivotally supporting one end of the bar while the bar is positioned in a normally vertical stored position, and a holster configured for mounting to a wall outside of a door frame on an opposite side of the door in alignment with the securing bracket;
• (iii) during a shooting incident, slidably laterally moving the shutter member to a position covering the window and pivotally moving the bar and lowering a free end of the bar into engagement with the holster, thereby reinforcing the door independently of door hinges and door frame.