a disparity. reporter: eight children were killed monday when the tornado destroyed two schools. neither had a shelter. there is no state law in oklahoma requiring schools to have safe rooms or tornado shelters, despite the increased risk of tornadoes. albert ashwood, oklahoma s director of emergency management, says the state has built safe rooms in about 100 schools but it s costly. most of these projects have been anywhere between $600,000 to a million dollars and they ve usually all been applied to brand-new construction of new schools. i don t think you can put a price on human life and even if the storm doesn t hit your town in the next 20 years, you re making an investment in the children of the future. right now many children in oklahoma schools are instructed to take cover in bathrooms or hallways. but according to the state s own insurance commissioner, john doak, hallways can t protect against the strongest storms. it s not a safe place enough for kids in
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