Gov. Greg Abbott and state legislators have made a swift move to help Uvalde rebuild after the Robb Elementary shooting and enhance school safety across the state.
This comes just a little over five months since the Robb Elementary massacre claimed the lives of 19 students and two teachers.
On Thursday, the governor announced a transfer of $864.6 million for “public safety initiatives,” which will support border security and school safety over the next two years. Of these funds, $15 million will be allocated to Uvalde to aid in the construction of a new elementary school, and $400 million will go toward helping Texas school districts replace/upgrade doors, windows, fencing, communications and other safety measures, according to a news release.
$20.6 million to support other state agencies under Operation Lone Star to continue responding to the border crisis; andEarlier this month, Abbott created the Texas Education Agency’s first chief of school safety and security position. Former U.S. Secret Service agent John P. Scott has already started in the new role, according to The Texas Tribune.
In the position, Scott will “take every action possible to ensure schools are using best practices to safeguard against school shootings or other dangers,” according to
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