Uvalde school officers had been trained to confront an attacker.

[Nevilledog]

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Two months ago, the Uvalde school district hosted an active-shooter training for officers, using instructional materials that say the priority for responding officers is to stop the killing by confronting the attacker.

Uvalde school officers participated in an active shooter training in 2020 where they role played scenarios in a local school.
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Uvalde school officers had been trained to confront an attacker.
2:20 PM · May 27, 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/27/us/texas-school-shooting?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur#uvalde-school-officers-had-been-trained-to-confront-an-attacker

Two months ago, the Uvalde school district hosted an active-shooter training for officers, using instructional materials that say the priority for responding officers is to stop the killing by confronting the attacker.

The instructional guidelines were based on those produced by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, according to images and documents reviewed by The New York Times. Those materials tell officers that they will usually need to place themselves in harm’s way and “display uncommon acts of courage to save the innocent.”

“As first responders we must recognize that innocent life must be defended,” the commission’s training materials say. “A first responder unwilling to place the lives of the innocent above their own safety should consider another career field.”

The district’s police chief was the commander on Tuesday’s mass shooting, in which officers took more than an hour to confront the gunman in the classroom. Steven C. McCraw, the director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, on Friday called the delay the “wrong decision.”

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[crickets]

1. Fat lot of good that did. nt

[70sEraVet]

2. Thanks for posting. The town should fire their whole police force

[Deuxcents]

3. And the mayor. Start all over w/ a clean slate

[txwhitedove]

4. ND, I heard this am that Uvalde Scool Distruct has its own

Police, other than local police. Sadly, the 911 calls go to local police. Videos show police, Texas Rangers, guys in DEA vests and who knows what else. A whole lot of disconnect, miscommunication, and running around. Apparently the kids had better shooter drills than local adult law enforcement.

[Hassler]

5. These cowardly fks rake in 40% of the town budget.

[2naSalit]

6. And hoovered up...

A shitload of $$$ while doing it.

[keithbvadu2]

7. But.... they could get shot.

TX Police Lt. Says Cops Were Reluctant to Engage Gunman Because 'They Could've Been Shot'

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216733612

I would never imagine that a police spokesman would say/admit that.