Uvalde families protest, demanding accountability from school district over shooting response.
UVALDE, Texas - Unanswered questions from Uvalde school officials remain a week after parents started protesting outside of the district’s central office.
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the May 24 shooting after an 18-year-old gunman walked into the elementary school and began firing into classrooms.He said he’s not backing down on his demands for accountability for the botched police response. He has had one meeting with Superintendent Dr Hal Harrell last week, and Saturday he met briefly with Beth Reavis, another district official. So far, there’s been no progress.The district had planned a town hall but abruptly canceled those plans with no explanation the day after Cross’s protest started.
Anne Marie Espinoza, the district’s communication executive, responded to an email, saying, “Schedules are not able to accommodate a meeting.”
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