Uvalde tragedy impacts surrounding school districts

UVALDE, Texas — What occurred in Uvalde continues to resonate many months later. 

While it seems like issues are again to regular and college students are again in school — that might not be farther from the reality. 

The impression of the tragedy may even be felt within the neighboring school districts. Parents of neighboring districts have been adamant about beefing up safety to forestall one other tragedy.

Many districts have already employed on-campus safety. Some districts have put in fencing and locked doorways with particular entry entry round campus.

“They’re all our kids. There is no them and us, it is we,” mentioned La Pryor Superintendent William Arevalo, who was as soon as an educator in Dallas and Fort Worth. “It changes your perspective, it changes your focus, and it’s changed the way we respond to our schools.”

La Pryor is roughly 20 miles from Uvalde. Arevalo mentioned it has been a problem assembly all of the wants of fogeys contemplating they’re a small district with a smaller funds.

The college students who attended Robb Elementary are scattered throughout the town. Some Uvalde mother and father have simply opted to maneuver or endure the longer drive to a different district. Some households have opted to do digital studying. 

“They get to see their classmates again and do things together. It is for them a beginning of the new chapter in their life,” mentioned Father Eduardo Morales of Sacred Heart.

Sacred Heart Catholic School doubled its enrollment to now over 100 college students. Outside donors paid greater than $1 million for scholarships for former Robb Elementary college students to go there.

“That’s what I hope they feel that they are being welcomed; that they’re not just coming here because what happened,” mentioned Morales.

While academics, directors and workers could also be inviting, faculties might not really feel it. The fences at Benson Educational Complex are actually eight toes excessive. 

That is the fact for faculties 5 months faraway from tragedy.

“Sadly it’s not looking like the school we want it to. But again, security has to be the priority. The original design and intention of schools has changed to one of protection and closing off,” mentioned Arevalo.

We are almost 5 months faraway from the tragedy and nonetheless too quickly to really feel any completely different.