The Texas state senator who represents Uvalde, alongside the parents of the children killed in the state’s deadliest school shooting, are calling on the Texas...
from McCraw. Elizondo walked inside the building briefly during that time, but mostly stood outside.
“It’s time for Governor Abbott to call for McCraw’s resignation, and finally show an ounce of leadership and empathy for Uvalde families,” the statement said.Parents of the 19 children fatally shot expressed outrage over the footage of Elizondo on social media, all joining the call for McCraw to step down.
“UCISD installed 8 foot non scalable fences, but failed to consider that the vulnerabilities could be coming from inside the house!” wrote Brett Cross, legal guardian of 10-year-old Uziyah Garcia. The news of Elizondo’s hiring and subsequent firing comes on the heels of a 10-day protest, largely led by families of the victims, to demand the district police officers who responded to the shooting be suspended until a third-party investigation into the response has concluded.
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