Community members and victims' families came together to raise money to support survivors of the Robb Elementary shooting and to continue to demand accountability.
Strong words by Uvalde victims’ families turned into action as they joined the community to host a BBQ chicken plate sale fundraiser.Millions of dollars have been raised for the
but according to the committee tasked with distributing those funds, it won’t happen until November 21st.“These are for the families that either lost loved ones or they were injured, I think it’s a total of like 30, so we’re gonna distribute it evenly,” Martinez said.17-year-old Cazares was helping make the plates. The high school senior said the delayed accountability in light of the shooting has been upsetting.
“Frustrated -- I think everybody is frustrated but you can’t control what they do. It’s frustrating but it’s gonna happen eventually and there’s no way they can escape that,” Cazares said.She wasn’t surprised Uvalde CISD canceled the planned emergency board meeting. Cazares said terminations shouldn’t stop with Arredondo.
“Starting from the top like everybody that should have kept them safe, everyone that makes the rules in the schools to keep them safe,” Cazares said. Michele Prouty lives next to Robb Elementary School. She was greeted by the sound of children playing at school every day, that is until May 24th.“It doesn’t matter how long they del...they delay he’s, he’s gonna lose his position because there’s no way he can show his face back at that school,” Prouty said.The potential firing of Arredondo isn’t on the agenda, but people want their voices and displeasure about inaction to be heard.Leigh Waldman is a news reporter at KSAT 12.
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