School Safety: Uvalde Police Response Exposed Training Failures

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WASHINGTON (TND) — New details have been released on the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas that sparked bipartisan legislation on gun safety.

The mayor of Uvalde says Robb Elementary School will be demolished after last month’s deadly attack.

The announcement came just hours after chilling revelations came from Texas Public Safety Chief Steve McCraw.

During a Senate meeting, McCraw told lawmakers that the responding police officers could have stopped the gunman within minutes. Instead, it took more than an hour to confront the killer.

One of the most shocking details from McCraw’s testimony is that officers waited to get a master key to the classroom but no one — not any of the officers or even the breach team — tried opening the door. Turns out, it was unlocked the entire time. Read more.