Category: Robb Elementary School

LIVE NOW: Butterfly Release Marks Uvalde School Shooting

To mark the first anniversary of the Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Texas, a Day of Remembrance event takes place at 12:30 p.m. ET on May 24, featuring a butterfly release at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. …


Butterfly Release Marks Uvalde School Shooting

To mark the first anniversary of the Uvalde school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Texas, a Day of Remembrance event takes place at 12:30 p.m. ET on May 24, featuring a butterfly release at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church. …


Uvalde Superintendent’s 30-Year Career Ends as School Board Accepts His Retirement

Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) in Texas, has officially retired after the Uvalde school board unanimously voted to accept his decision on Wednesday. The board on Wednesday voted for Gary Patterson to serve as the interim superintendent until a permanent replacement is found. Harrell, a 30-year employee of the school district, announced on Oct….


Robb Elementary School Principal’s Leave With Pay Lifted, Will Continue to Serve in Role: Lawyer

The principal of Robb Elementary School in Texas, Mandy Gutierrez, has been reinstated three days after she was placed on paid administrative, her attorney has said. “Ms. Gutierrez’s Administrative Leave With Pay has been lifted and she has been fully reinstated to her position, where she will continue to discharge her duties and continue to serve all the families of…


Robb Elementary School Principal Placed on Leave by Uvalde Officials

The principal of Robb Elementary School in Texas, where a gunman opened fire on students and teachers in May, has been placed on paid administrative leave this week her attorney confirmed. Mandy Gutierrez’s lawyer confirmed the news to multiple outlets on Monday but did not provide any further information as to why his client was placed on leave….


Special Uvalde School Board Meeting to Discuss Firing School Police Chief Canceled

The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) on Friday canceled a special board meeting that was scheduled to discuss whether to terminate the employment of the school district’s police chief. The meeting was scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday but was canceled at the request of Arredondo’s attorney, the school board said in a statement….


Uvalde School Board Puts School Police Chief on Administrative Leave Amid Growing Criticism

Pete Arredondo, the embattled Uvalde school district police chief, has been placed on administrative leave as Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) officials say they continue to await details of ongoing investigations into the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. “From the beginning of this horrible event, I shared that the district would wait until…


Police Husband of Teacher Killed in Texas School Shooting ‘Detained,’ Had Gun Taken Away

A Uvalde police officer whose teacher wife was killed in the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School was blocked by law enforcement from trying to help her, an official said. Ruben Ruiz wanted to get to his wife, teacher Mireles Ruiz, when she called him after being shot inside the classroom where she was trapped with…


First Image From Inside Texas School Shooting Released Ahead of Senate Hearing

The timeline of events during the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is becoming clearer as surveillance and police body camera footage provide more details ahead of a Texas Senate hearing on Tuesday. KVUE-TV and Austin American-Statesman obtained documentation and surveillance video from within Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, that revealed police were…


No Action Taken Against Uvalde School Police Chief at First Meeting Since Mass Shooting

UVALDE, Texas—The school police chief who made the decision not to immediately breach the classroom where a man with a gun was killing students was not punished on June 3 during a meeting of the Uvalde school district’s board of trustees. The board made the decision not to act against Pete Arredondo, the district’s police chief,…