The Uvalde school board unanimously approved the hiring of a new interim school chief of police, Josh Guiterrez, to fill the gap left after the August ousting of the then-chief of police, Pete Arredondo.
"This is our first step in taking to rebuild our school district police force with baby steps, with very careful consideration of who comes into the department -- people with integrity and professionalism," said Uvalde Interim Superintendent Gary Patterson, during his first school board meeting in his new role.
Patterson said he has known Gutierrez for more than a decade and has worked with him in previous school districts. In addition to being a police officer, Gutierrez has served in several instructional and administrative roles in various Texas schools.
"My observation as an outsider is that many times we've seen this room filled with a lack of trust, anger and frustration," Patterson said at the start of the meeting. "My hope is that we can all work to make that better."MORE: Uvalde school district foundation announces $50M proposal for school to replace Robb
The board approved the motion for site selection of the new elementary school, as well as the spaces and conceptual design.
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