School Shootings

Texas is still reeling from the state's deadliest school shootings. Will new school safety plans prevent another tragedy?

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.

Residents demanded that Lt. Mariano Pargas step down after audio from the day of the shooting showed that he knew students were trapped but failed to act.

Inspectors are seeing if they can easily gain access to school buildings and evaluating check-in procedures for visitors. If issues are identified, school districts have 45 days to address them.

Fourteen students and three staff members were killed in the rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day in 2018. Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty last year to first-degree murder.

In 2018, a 17-year-old gunman killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School. But even with an influx of time and money for mental health services, the community is still struggling with grief and trauma.

National Safety Shelters sells safety pods that can fit a classroom of students inside to protect them from active shooters or extreme weather.

The school will be demolished so "students and staff will not have to return to the building at the site of the tragedy," the district said.

Uvalde CISD Superintendent Hal Harrell says he wanted to wait until an investigation into the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was complete before making personnel decisions. However, as he hasn't been given any details, he decided to place UCISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo on administrative leave effective Wednesday.

Roland Gutierrez, a San Antonio Democrat whose district includes Uvalde, said DPS has “unlawfully denied” his request and hasn’t responded to the senator within the timeframe set forth in Texas law.