Many school districts were scrambling to comply with a new state law requiring at least one security officer with a gun at every campus during regular school hours.
The measure was a direct response to the worst school massacre in Texas history, the May 2022 fatal shooting of 19 students and two adults at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
By Bob Wieland
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