The district said it 'has made the decision to suspend all activities of the Uvalde CISD Police Department for a period of time.'
. The aftermath of the incident was marred by controversy due to the decisions and statements made by local officials and law enforcement.The Uvalde school district said it "has made the decision to suspend all activities of the Uvalde CISD Police Department for a period of time," according to a press release on Friday.
The district said that "recent developments have uncovered additional concerns with department operations."Parents have been protesting outside the school district calling for the district to suspend officers, per the“I am asking … get these officers off of these campuses until it is proved whether or not they were justified in sitting outside of the classroom for 77 minutes,” said Brett Cross, whose nephew died in the shooting, according to the Tribune.
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