Uvalde Police Chief Resigns After Release of Report Defending School Shooting Response
A private investigator determined all Uvalde Police Department officers who responded to Robb Elementary School should be exonerated.
A private investigator determined all Uvalde Police Department officers who responded to Robb Elementary School should be exonerated.
The scathing report also cited poor campus security and lack of pre-incident preparation as contributing to the poor Uvalde shooting response.
HB 3 provides nowhere near the funding needed for Texas school districts to hire additional law enforcement officers.
A family member said the teen planned “to do the same thing” as his cousin who last year opened fire at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
San Antonio ISD Superintendent Jaime Aquino said the district would receive $1.3 million in funding from the state but that paying for the additional officers needed would cost $2.9 million.
Of the 4% of Texas school campuses where auditors gained unauthorized access, usually they used a back door.
The bill would require school districts to place an armed school-employed or contracted peace officer or school resource officer on every campus during school hours.
One year ago, 21 people were killed at Robb Elementary. Here’s what their friends and family wanted everyone to know about them.
If warning signs are taken seriously, there is opportunity to change the trajectory of someone’s life before they resort to violence.
While active shooter events are rare, a general lack of preparedness for threats on campus is much more common.