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Uvalde public schools reopen with 8-foot fences, heavy police presence: 'I'm excited but I am worried'
Two legislative committees — the House Youth Health & Safety Committee and the Senate Committee to Protect All Texans — are preparing reports including suggested solutions, but they won’t be released until mid-November at the earliest, staffers said. A third investigative committee formed by the House released an interim report in July, but the group has not met since.
“We are constantly trying to navigate the bureaucratic process,” Gonzales said. “We’re using, really, Uvalde as the template or the gold standard in order to do that. We've been in constant contact with various different departments to determine when these funds are available, what grants need to be filled out, what do they look like, when do they open up — the meat and potatoes of it, beyond just the broad stroke.
“School safety is very important,” Gonzales said. “I think we need to continue to have the conversation, all of the above. Everything should be on the table.”After the shooting, well-wishers across the country donated millions of dollars to support families who lost someone, those who were injured and children who were inside Robb at the time of the shooting. But the bulk of the donations — more than $16 million — has not yet reached the intended recipients.
The organization won’t begin handing out the donations until Nov. 14 at the earliest, said Jeffrey Dion, the executive director of the National Compassion Fund. As frustrating as it may be, getting the money out almost always takes four to five months, he said.
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