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Texas DPS chief Steve McCraw says his agency “did not fail” at Uvalde school shooting

At a public meeting where families that lost children in the school shooting said he should resign, McCraw said members of the Department of Public Safety made mistakes. But he said he’ll step down only “if DPS as an institution failed the families.”

The Texas Tribune

Girl, 15, got text from Uvalde school shooter before he massacred 21 - but did nothing

Salvador Ramos had told her that he had just shot his grandmother in the head and was about to "shoot up an elementary school" in Uvalde, Texas, US. The teenage girl just replied "cool" and did not alert the police

Daily Mirror

Record number of school shootings in '22

With more than two months left, 2022 is already the worst year on record

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Editorial: Drills, quick response minimized tragedy. But is this where America should be?

The active-shooter scene this time wasn’t from a school in a faraway town like Uvalde, Texas, but rather right down the street at the Central Visual & Performing Arts dual high school complex right across the street from Tower Grove Park. The scenes of ambulance gurneys carting away victims and…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Texas state police fire first officer involved in Uvalde shooting response

The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre in May

The Independent UK

Texas state police fire first officer over Uvalde school massacre response

The officer becomes the first member of the state police force to lose their job in the fallout over the hesitant response to the May school attack that killed 19 children and two teachers.

WEKU

Texas state police fire 1st officer over Uvalde response

The Texas Department of Public Safety fired an officer Friday who was at the scene of the Uvalde school massacre in May

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Texas state trooper who responded to Uvalde shooting fired amid investigations into police response

Department of Public Safety Sgt. Juan Maldonado is the first state police officer fired in the aftermath of a botched police response to the shooting. He was the highest-ranking state trooper to initially respond to Robb Elementary School.

The Texas Tribune

Uvalde schools get $442,000 from John Cornyn’s federal gun safety law

The gun safety law allocates $100 million for a Department of Justice grant program for school districts to invest in safety programs and technology. Twenty-eight Texas school districts were awarded grants through the program, totaling almost $8 million.

The Texas Tribune

Police captain ‘tried to delay’ officers entering classroom during Uvalde school massacre, audio reveals

Official now under investigation for delayed response

The Independent UK

Uvalde school officials approve terms of superintendent’s retirement without publicly disclosing them

The school board also named Gary Patterson as the interim superintendent, but didn’t say when he would start or Harrell would depart.

The Texas Tribune

After Uvalde, states look to new digital maps to keep schools safe

In the wake of the devastating shooting in Uvalde, Texas, one of the latest tragedies in a decadeslong surge of violence in schools, some state lawmakers are embracing a bipartisan measure that skirts divisive gun debates: school maps and blueprints.

Tribune News Service

Harry and Meghan's foundation builds playground 'to honour lives lost' in mass shooting

The Archwell Foundation joined forces with other charities to launch the DeLeon project to "provide a sense of hope" after 18-year-old Salvador Ramos went on a rampage at Robb Elementary School in May

Daily Mirror

Clown inundated with QAnon-inspired threats after going to Uvalde to help shooting victims

‘I’m afraid that what happens if one day I go somewhere and I’m subject to abuse’

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Greg Abbott’s inaction on gun reform after Uvalde is hardly surprising. Until you look at Parkland

As a Republican governor of a historically red state, who is both notoriously cosy with the NRA and in the midst of an election cycle, Abbott’s inaction may come as little surprise. Except that it has been done before, Rachel Sharp writes

The Guardian - US

Uvalde school superintendent retires as victims’ families demand accountability

Relatives describe grief and commitment to continue fighting for justice at school board hearing

The Independent UK

Uvalde school chief plans to retire after community outrage

Uvalde’s school district superintendent has announced he plans to resign by the end of the academic year

Tribune News Service

Uvalde Superintendent Hal Harrell says he will retire

Uvalde schools Superintendent Hal Harrell announced his retirement in a Facebook post on Sunday night, just two days after the school district in Texas suspended its entire police force.

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The Texas Tribune

Uvalde superintendent retires, becoming latest local official to leave post after school shooting

Hal Harrell said his decision to leave the district after 31 years in education was “not made lightly and was made after much prayer and discernment.”

The Independent UK

Spurs practice, fair brings a bit of joy to Uvalde, Texas

The smallest gesture can have a huge impact

Tribune News Service

Uvalde school district suspends its entire Police Department; superintendent to retire

DALLAS — The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District announced Friday that it is suspending all activities of its Police Department, a move that comes a day after the district fired an officer who — then working as a state trooper — had been one of the first Department of Public…

Salon

Uvalde suspends school police force

“We are confident that staff and student safety will not be compromised during this transition," the district says

Al Jazeera

Uvalde school district suspends entire police force amid anger

Move comes as families continue to demand answers over the police’s handling of May school shooting that left 21 dead.

WEKU

Uvalde school district suspends its police department as shooting probe report nears

The Texas school district said it's suspending its police department, citing "recent developments." An investigation is looking into the police response to the Robb Elementary shooting in May.

AFP

Uvalde schools suspends police force after bungled shooting response

Houston (AFP) - The education board that oversees schools in the Texas town of Uvalde on Friday suspended the police force whose bungled response to a horrific mass shooting has been widely criticised.

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