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After 38 months of silence, legal obstacles and grief, the board members of the Ulde CISD unanimously voted in favor of releasing a record from horrific mass shoots at Rob Elementary.
The board’s vote follows a recent decision of the fourth court of appeals in favor of several news outlets, which requested both school and county records about the widely criticized response from law enforcement during the 2022 massacre, which claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers.
County Commissioner Ronald Garza demanded that the board leave the appeal and release the records, the court ruled for the families during the open platform.
File: Investigators search for evidence outside Rob Elementary School in Uwlde, Texas on 25 May, 2022, after a shoot at school. (AP Photo/JC. Hong)
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“These lawyers Representing Ucisd and Uvalde County eventually work for taxpayers … the more it proceeds, the more the taxpayers spend, the more, the more it costs, the more it costs the taxpayers,” Garza said.
Board reached a decision after about 50 minutes Closed door session Where he heard from the public.
The vote comes after a long period of legal resistance and appeals amidst the ongoing investigation.
In appearance, families of the victims said that this moment was a long -moving move towards treatment.
A student is hugged as he falls in the Ulde Elementary, which is now preserved by a fence and soldiers of the state of Texas, on the first day of school, on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 in Uvalda. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Gloria Caizares, 9, 9, 9 -year -old Jackie Caizage’s mother, said, “For more than three years, families like me live with unbearable pain, unanswered questions and a silence, which seems to be another betrayal so far.”
Uvalde, Texas – May 24: Law Enforcement Officers speak together outside Rob Elementary School after large -scale shooting at Rob Elementary School in Texas on May 24, 2022. According to reports, 19 students and 2 adults died, in which the gunman shot badly by law enforcement. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Image) (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Image)
“It is about to ensure what happens to my daughter, never happens to another child,” said Caizares. “I am demanding truth here today. All of you gave Jackie, her classmates, her teachers.”
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The board collectively apologized, and many members expressed repentance to their former inaction, showing institutional changes, not only compliance.
The families of the victims in the shooting of the Uwal Elementary School listen to the Attorney Josh Koscoff during a news conference, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 in Uwal, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Erica Munoz said that for joining the board, its reason was required to rebuild trust through transparency and compassion.
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Berinda Isola urged that his treatment begins when the record is released.
“There is nothing in the records that can hurt us more than the pain we have already tolerated,” Isola said.
Board Secretary Jesse Rizo, who lost a niece in the tragedy, apologized during the meeting, saying, “I am sorry that it took so much time. I am sorry that we have failed you.”
