In first Uvalde school board meeting since shooting, trustees take no action on embattled police Chief Pete Arredondo
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board met on Friday and took no action on district police Chief Pete Arredondo, who was in charge of the response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
As incident commander, Arredondo made the decision to wait more than an hour for backup instead of ordering officers at the scene to immediately confront the shooter who killed 19 students and two teachers. The head of the state police later said this was the “wrong decision, period.” Superintendent Bob Harrell said he is eager for several concurrent investigations, including ones by Uvalde County’s
After the brief meeting, parent Angela Turner said she was disappointed the board did not fire Arredondo and did not discuss how the district would improve safety at schools.
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