One session on school shootings at the American School Counselor Association’s annual conference in Austin this week drew a large crowd. It discussed the roles counselors play before and after such traumatic events.
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Uvalde mayor disputes report that police missed opportunity to shoot gunman
Mayor Don McLaughlin denied a recent report that said a Uvalde officer passed up a chance to shoot the gunman at Robb Elementary. The officer never saw the gunman, he said.
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Uvalde officer asked permission to shoot gunman outside school but got no answer, report finds
The report by the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center says authorities missed other opportunities to stop the gunman before he killed 19 students and two teachers in Robb Elementary.
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Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo resigns from City Council
In a letter to the city, Arredondo said he was stepping down from his elected position, citing a desire to “minimize further distractions.”
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Texas STAAR results improve in math and reading after pandemic dips
There had been fear that after another school year of COVID-19 disruptions, scores would not improve.
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Texas safety officials will begin “random intruder detection audits” of schools in September
Texas School Safety Center officials said they will alert districts and local law enforcement of the audits, where trained staff will try to find access points into school buildings. But school campuses will not be informed ahead of time.
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“Nobody’s giving us any answers”: Uvalde families demand details of shooting investigation at City Council meeting
Uvalde’s mayor said city officials could be prosecuted for releasing details of the investigation. Pete Arredondo, the City Council member and school district police chief, was absent for the second straight meeting.
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State education board members push back on proposal to use “involuntary relocation” to describe slavery
The Texas State Board of Education is fielding proposals to update the state’s public school social studies curriculum this summer.
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More Texas schools are investing in online student surveillance. But does it work?
Uvalde’s school district is one of several statewide using online monitoring of student writing and messaging. But it’s not a perfect solution.
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Butt family, H-E-B donate $10 million to replace Robb Elementary School in Uvalde after mass shooting
The timeline is still unclear for demolishing the school building. The district has plans to replace it with a memorial park.