The Governor's comments come as school districts across Texas this month will open their doors to millions of students, their teachers, and other educators and staff.
The school districts are required to perform checks of all exterior doors of each school and facility before the new year begins and then each week afterwards.During a State Senate Committee hearing in June, the Director of the Texas School Safety Center said they do not perform compliance checks at the schools themselves because they are unclear whether they have the authority to do so.
When asked by CBS 11 if that needs to change, Governor Abbott said,"It has changed. I made an announcement about how it will change, and there will be a forthcoming announcement soon about the fulfillment." "Here's how it changed. I created a new position, the Chief School Safety Officer in the Texas Education Agency," Abbott said."That person and their team will be in charge of ensuring that schools across the entire state of Texas will be in compliance. They will work alongside the Texas School Safety Center as well as theas well as local school ISD police and local police to make sure all these schools will be in compliance with the standards.
Two Texas House Committees, the Youth Health & Safety, Select and Homeland Security & Public Safety, will hold their second joint hearing Monday, August 8.Last month, the Texas House Committee investigating the tragedy and the sharply criticized response by law enforcement issued a 77-page preliminary report.
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