Uvalde school officials will consider the firing of police chief Pete Arredondo, three months after the school shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.
, the school district's police chief, exactly three months after the school shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.Arredondo was not in attendance at his termination hearing out of concerns over his safety, his attorney, George Hyde, said in a 17-page statement released shortly before the community gathered Wednesday evening.
Following the meeting, the audience left unceremoniously, with no cheering or applause. As some community members exited the auditorium they chanted, "We're not done." to consider the district's recommendation "in conformity with due process requirements, and at the request of his attorney."Parents and community members have called on officials to fire Arredondo immediately, with some calling for the firing of other members of Uvalde's school district police force who were present during the shooting.
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