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Abbott directs state agency to ensure schools made safer

Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Education Agency to ensure school facilities are made safer in the wake of the killing of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.In a letter to TEA CommissionerMike Morath, the governor requested the agency:•Instruct school districts to identify actions to make campuses more secure prior to the start of the new school year.•Instruct all school districts to conduct weekly inspections of exterior doors to verify they are secure during school hours.•Develop strategies to encourage school districts to increase the presence of trained law enforcement officers and school marshals on campuses.To ...

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