Who carpets school hallways?

I seriously do not understand why anyone would want to carpet the hallways and classrooms in a school????????

Carpet stains easier, is harder to maintain and wears out faster than linoleum tiles.

Why in the fuck would carpet rooms full of computers?? Carpet builds up static electricity which is not good around computers.

I get the library being carpeted to reduce the noise of people's shoes. That is a pretty piss poor excuse to do it to the rest of the building.

Do you think it prevents slips and falls??? Not when it gets snagged and unravels it actually becomes a tripping hazard. Put down sufficiently absorbent and large rugs at the entrances to wipe your feet on. After each class starts mop in front of the rugs and it will be dry before that class ends.

You shouldn't even have to mop except after the first class starts if the people do not have to go outside to switch classes.

You can sweep halls and rooms with a dust mop very quickly. With the carpet staples, paperclips and other small pieces of sharp objects get stuck in it.

You can sweep and mop the entire hallway system in a fraction of the time it takes to vacuum it and/or shampoo the carpet.

SHHHH don't tell anyone, but brooms and mops DO NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF ELECTRICITY.