The Uvalde school district will be offering a virtual option for families that don’t feel comfortable sending their kids back to school in person after the mass shooting in May. | via TPRNews
in the option. Applications for the virtual academy open Aug. 10. Harrell said parents should reach out to the district if they don’t receive an email verifying the application was submitted by Aug. 15.In addition to a long list of structural security upgrades and checks, including plans to add shatterproof glass or film to external doors, Harrell said Uvalde CISD has also made arrangements with the Texas Department of Public Safety to station state troopers at the district’s schools this fall.
Harrell said the district is providing training on grief and trauma to all staff members, and he plans to hire enough counselors to have at least one at every school. Jesse Rizo, who lost his niece Jackie Cazares in the shooting, asked the superintendent and one of the district’s board members, J.J. Suarez, what actions they took during the shooting.
“I'm really disappointed, J.J.,” Rizo said, asking Suarez why he didn’t take a more active role, and why he went along with the decision to treat the scene like a barricade situation rather than an active shooter.
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