Posted on · A report on a safety audit recently conducted at Uvalde schools, and a new analysis revealing stunning delays in the medical response after the shooting at Robb Elementary delivered a one-two punch of bad news for the community just before the winter holidays.
Posted on · Hal Harrell worked for Uvalde CISD for more than 30 years, and his father was the district’s superintendent before him.
Posted on · The shooting at Robb Elementary School shook the town and the nation when news of the high death toll first broke, and then again when people learned it took law enforcement more than an hour to confront the shooter.
Posted on · The families of the 21 victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary have been demanding Arredondo be fired since news first broke in late May that the police chief was in charge of the law enforcement response during the shooting.
Posted on · During a school board meeting Monday evening, Uvalde Superintendent Hal Harrell said the district had gotten permission from the Texas Education Agency to launch a virtual academy for any Uvalde family that wants it.
Posted on · A special meeting to possibly fire Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo has been canceled.
Posted on · Families of the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School Shooting have been demanding Arredondo be fired for nearly two months.
Posted on · Uvalde residents, including the father of one of the children killed in the mass shooting in May, organized a march and rally to remember the victims Sunday evening.
Posted on · Absent from the city council meeting was the chief of police for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Pete Arredondo, who was criticized for his slow response to the shooting.
Posted on · There’s still many unanswered questions about what happened during the mass shooting in Uvalde. But one thing is clear: the long wait to confront the gunman is not what officers are trained to do — whether they’re big city police departments or small-town sheriffs.
Posted on · The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday struck down temporary restraining orders that empowered Bexar and Dallas counties to institute mask mandates. The elected Republican body offered Gov. Greg Abbott his first court victory in the fight over local emergency power.
Posted on · In a letter to the school community, Board President Al Lopez announced the departure of CEO JoAnn Gama and COO Irma Muñoz after an in-depth legal and forensic review into the network's finances.
Posted on · The latest guidance from the Texas Education Agency warns school leaders against proactively moving their entire district to remote learning.
Posted on · One poster said Black Lives Matter; another said the room is a safe space for LGBTQ+ students. A third is a feminist message written in Spanish that says, "Your fight is my fight."
Posted on · So far, no Texas district has heeded calls to remove police from schools. But after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, school systems in several U.S. cities have voted to do so.