Uvalde CISD starts the school year three months after a gunman with an AR-15-style rifle killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.
Ashley Morales is putting her son, Jeremiah, back in class — because she says she has no other choice as a working single mother. She will drop him off outside Uvalde Elementary on the first day. She says parents won't be allowed inside. and lost three friends in the May 24 massacre. During a recent"Meet the Teacher" night, she felt a rush of anxiety walking down the school hall.
Despite the extra time, Uvalde school officials said several enhanced security measures remain incomplete, including installing additional cameras and new locks. The Texas Department of Public Safety has committed to putting nearly three dozen state troopers on Uvalde campuses — but that is of no comfort to some families since there were more than 90 state troopers on scene during the attack.
More than 100 families in Uvalde signed up for virtual school, while others pulled their kids out of the district and enrolled them in private schools.
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