In the wake of the massacere, the Uvalde school system has taken blame for basic security failures — unlocked doors, a spotty alert system and lax enforcement of rules.
An investigative report by the Texas Legislature found the district did not treat maintenance issues like broken doors and locks with urgency.
The House committee found “a regrettable culture of noncompliance by school personnel who frequently propped doors open and deliberately circumvented locks” at Robb Elementary. The report said school administrators and district police tacitly condoned the behavior, noting that the school suggested the practice “for the convenience of substitute teachers and others who lacked their own keys.”
Also Monday, the district school board approved a three-week postponement of the start of the district school year until Sept. 6. There has been mounting public pressure and growing impatience for accountability after police body camera footage and a damning report revealed how officers waited in the school hallway for more than 70 minutes instead of confronting the gunman inside a fourth-grade classroom.
Nearly 400 officers rushed to the scene of the school during the shooting, according to findings by a Texas House committee.
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