The results of a state “intruder detection audit” ordered after the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde are in:
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School security expert Craig Miller says back door access is a weak spot he sees time and time again. "You can go by most any school athletic department and you can see a dumbbell laying by the door, and generally that dumbbell is there so they can prop the door open. Or in the fall, when football season starts and the band and gotta come in and out so they leave the doors to the band hall open," said Miller."I'm not casting blame on people, but we just have to do a better job if we're really serious about trying to keep a school safe from people getting inside it.
The intruder audit does not give details on specific school districts or campuses, the report says across the state about 10% of the schools where problems were found still must fix those problems.The Fort Worth Independent School District said more than a third of its campuses were audited, with nine schools needing corrective action.
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