During the summer my school installed metal gates

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..... Why? How is this a better choice than a door?

Extremely charitable guess: they want it to be open to prevent the spread of germs slightly (so nobody has to touch a door), but need the option of closing it after school hours to prevent vandalism.

It can still meet barrier free when open? That's the only thing I can think of. Not sure why they need to lock it in the first place though

Not sure why they need to lock it in the first place though

High schools in my area have been locking bathrooms and removing doors for decades. Any other public place would be fined into oblivion, but they get away with it