The school’s superintendent is also set to retire amid fallout from the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers.
The district said it requested more Texas Department of Public Safety troopers to replace the school district officers. Though the length of the suspension has not been specified, troopers will be stationed on campuses and will monitor extracurricular activities in the meantime. “We are confident that staff and student safety will not be compromised during this transition,” the district said in a release.
Brett Cross, the guardian of 10-year-old Uziyah Garcia who was killed in the shooting, had rallied victims’ families together to lead a round-the-clock vigil outside the school district headquarters until they implemented changes to prevent something like this from happening again in their town.“We’ve gotten a little bit of accountability,” he told ABC News. “So, it’s a win, and we don’t get very many of those.
Gloria Cazares, whose nine-year-old daughter, Jackie, lost her life in the shooting, called the department suspension “bittersweet,” adding that, “we’re not done.”Hey Bud's No Puff Hemp Eye Cream tackles fine lines, puffiness, and dark circles with hemp seed oil.
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