The Uvalde school district fired a recently hired police officer who is under investigation by the Texas DPS for her response to the Robb Elementary School shooting.
that it took over 70 minutes for officers to confront the gunman, despite being on the scene within a couple of minutes.
A banner hangs at a memorial outside Robb Elementary School, the site of a May mass shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers, on Friday, June 3."We are disgusted and angry at Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s decision to hire Officer Crimson Elizondo. Her hiring puts into question the credibility and thoroughness of UCISD’s HR and vetting practices," some of the victims' families said in a statement.
"And it confirms what we have been saying all along: UCISD has not and is not in the business of ensuring the safety of our children at school."
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