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Texas wanted armed officers at every school, but many districts can't meet that standard
Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
A new state law taking effect Friday requires all schools to have at least one armed guard at each of the nearly 9,000 campuses, but not all districts will meet the deadline.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A vision of armed officers at every school in Texas is crashing into the reality of not enough money or police as a new mandate took
A new state law taking effect Friday requires all schools to have at least one armed guard at each of the nearly 9,000 campuses, but not all districts will meet the deadline.
Texas schools have been unable to fulfil a mandate requiring an armed officer at every campus following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde last year.
AUSTIN, Texas — A vision of armed officers at every school in Texas is crashing into the reality of not enough money or police as a new mandate took effect Friday, showing how a goal more states are embracing in response to America’s cycle of mass killings is proving unworkable in many communities.
