After the mass shooting in Uvalde, the kits are making many parents feel even more anxious about sending their children to school.
TODAY Parents reached out for comments from Texas State Sen. Donna Campbell, who sponsored SB-2158, and from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, but did not hear back from either at the time of publication.
Some parents say they feel uncomfortable sending their children’s DNA to anyone for privacy reasons. And after the "It's astounding, to realize that not only has the state of Texas done absolutely nothing to protect our kids and teachers, they've taken the callous, heartless, cruel measure to send DNA test kits so we can identify their bodies if or when they're victims of a massacre," Aarons added."It sends the message that guns are more important than us."
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