Following the tragic mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued several directives to various state agencies to improve the safety and security of Texas schools, staff, and students.
In June, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent several letters to various agencies tasking them with immediate action to protect Texas children in schools before the start of the fall semester. Om June 1, 2022 Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to Dr. Kathy Martinez-Prather directing the Texas School Safety Center to begin immediately conducting comprehensive school safety reviews to ensure all Texas public schools are following the appropriate procedures to maximize school safety.
"The work and trainings provided by the Texas School Safety Center has reached thousands of schools and instructors and has benefited millions of Texas school children," reads the letter. "However, the tragedy at Robb Elementary School last week requires us all to do more. I am charging the TxSSC, in coordination with the TEA, to develop and implement a plan to conduct random inspections to assess access control measures of Texas school districts.
- instruct all school districts to conduct weekly inspections of exterior doors to verify they are secure during school hours
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