Texas Lawmakers Approve Bill That Would Require Armed Officers at All Schools
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.
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.
However, Pete Arredondo still won’t get his job back as chief of police of Uvalde ISD.
Auditors were able to gain unauthorized access to 75 campuses in under two minutes and 130 campuses within five minutes.
In an interview less than 24 hours after the massacre, Pete Arredondo said he also heard the gunman reload but did not try to enter the classroom.
A third-party investigator also determined the sheriff’s office had no policy in place for handling active shooter situations.
Studies have found that in more than 43% of K-12 campus shootings, the gunman was currently enrolled at the school.
The proposed rules include default locking on exterior doors, numbering systems on exterior doors, and panic alarms, among other things.