Texas public schools are facing a new form of brutality that was put in place to protect schools from the evils of mass shootings, but are now facing unforeseen, nasty consequences.
School resource officers were allowed in schools after the Uvalde school shooting on May 24, 2022. The national tragedy saw 19 students and two teachers killed after a gunman opened fire inside the school.
In a letter sent a little more than a week after the shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott called on Commissioner of Education Mike Morath to develop strategies to encourage schools to station local law enforcement on campuses under Texas Education Code §37.081…