Cell and classroom door window cover and methods for using the same

A method for limiting an inmate's visibility through a detention room door window during an incident, the method comprising:

• removably affixing a flexible magnetic material onto a metal periphery of the window, wherein the flexible magnetic material blocks visibility through the window;
• and
• removing the flexible magnetic material once the incident is over.

A method for increasing emergency preparedness of an organization, the method comprising:

• providing a flexible magnetic material to persons in the organization, the flexible magnetic material adapted to block visibility through a window by magnetically attaching to a frame of the window;
• wherein the window blocks an area where people are confined for safety and security.

A temporary shield to block view through a window, the shield comprising:

• a flexible magnetic material adapted to magnetically attached onto a metal periphery of the window, wherein the flexible magnetic material blocks visibility through the window;
• and
• a one-way viewing material covering at least one hole in the flexible magnetic material, the one-way viewing material permitting a user to view through the one-way viewing material when viewing in a first direction, and blocking sight therethrough when viewing in a second direction.