Notably absent from Abbott's press conference: Praise for the educators who shielded their students and died beside them.
. In addition to calling for better access to mental health care, the governor focused on heaping praise on the actions of law-enforcement officers—repeatedly commending the armed first-responders for their bravery, and speaking about the psychological toll the shooting could have on them.
Notably absent from Abbott’s press conference Wednesday: Praise for the educators who shielded their students and died beside them in two classrooms where the gunman barricaded himself for an hour. Abbott’s focus on the police became especially jarring given the developments on Thursday. Some parents of Robb Elementary students are questioning whether police could have done more. On Thursday, the Texas Department of Public Safety said the gunman entered the building “unobstructed,” and there was no officer on campus when the shooting began.
According to their school profiles, both women were fourth-grade teachers. Garcia taught at Robb Elementary for 23 years and has four children of her own. Her husband of 24 years, Joe Garcia, died Thursday of whatas “a broken heart.” Mireles had been teaching for 17 years, and her husband is a school police officer in the district.
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