The committee urged lawmakers to pay special attention to rural areas. But its lone proposal on guns would not have made a difference in the Robb Elementary shooting.
Flowers lay on the sign for Robb Elementary School on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Uvalde. On Wednesday, a Texas Senate committee released recommendations to prevent another school shooting., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
In an 88-page report, the Special Committee to Protect All Texans acknowledged “more must be done to ensure the safety of Texas school children” in the wake of the May massacre, which killed 19 students and two teachers. The report was based in part on two days of testimony from police, mental health and education professionals, and gun safety advocates in June.
Such a law would not have prevented the Uvalde shooter from purchasing guns. He legally purchased two semiautomatic rifles in the days before the shooting.Uvalde school police chief “decided to place the lives of officers before the lives of children,” Texas DPS director saysOn school safety, the committee proposed the creation of review teams to conduct on-site vulnerability assessments of school campuses and share the results with school leaders.
Regarding social media, the committee said the Legislature should encourage the Department of Public Safety and local districts to increase their use of iWatch Texas, the state’s suspicious activity reporting network. This system is intended to provide a single hub statewide for law enforcement to vet threats.
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