The elementary school massacre in Texas is top-of-mind for school officials in Alabama, including state Superintendent Eric Mackey.
an 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two adults. The killer barricaded himself inside a single classroom and “began shooting anyone that was in his way,” authorities said Wednesday
“The other thing I would say is that we need to make sure we are engaged in safety protocols. After the 2018 tragedy in Parkland, Florida, Gov. Ivey convened a safe task forceShe made me the chair as state superintendent. We worked with [the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency] and our other partners here to make sure we have a really good plan in place. We had 10 proposals. Almost all of those proposals were initiated and funded by the legislature – including mental health counselors.
“Fortunately, we’ve not had anybody attempt something like that in Alabama school, but we have been able to catch some safety issues through the use of cameras. Access to campuses, even how people can drive and walk on the campuses, fencing, we’ve had a lot of fencing added to our campuses so different security protocols like that.
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