It was not a straightforward decision, given both the events of May 24 and the cultural and historical significance Robb Elementary holds in the small community located 60 miles from the Mexican border.
Gary Patterson, a career administrator named interim superintendent in Harrell's place, said he supports the decision to demolish the school, but acknowledged questions about how to honor Robb's legacy are complicated.
"We're not at that point where those decisions are--the school district's not going to rule that out at all. If the district feels and the community feels that's the appropriate place, then I think yes," he said. Mercedes Salas, a teacher at Robb Elementary who survived the massacre and whose own children attended the school, said the school evokes complicated emotions for her and her family.
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