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Ginnie Teo

Lawsuits against police over Texas school shooting would be challenging, legal experts say

The feeling of helplessness that parents of Robb Elementary School students had as they waited outside the Texas school as last week’s massacre unfolded may hit them again as they start to weigh their legal options.

Legal analysts told the Daily News that there are significant obstacles if parents want to bring a lawsuit against police over their delay in stopping the gunman, and they would stand a better chance suing the school district instead.

A lawsuit would be challenging, Los Angeles-based civil rights attorney James DeSimone said.

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