DALLAS — The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District announced Friday that it is suspending all activities of its Police Department, a move that comes a day after the district fired an officer who — then working as a state trooper — had been one of the first Department of Public Safety officers to respond to the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School.
The district said in a news release that “recent developments have uncovered additional concerns” with the department’s operations. For the time being, the district has asked the Texas Department of Public Safety to provide additional troopers for campus security and at extracurricular activities.
Hours after the announcement, Uvalde CISD Superintendent Hal Harrell announced his intention to retire, according to an email to staff posted online. The transition will be discussed in a closed school board meeting Monday, but no other information about the timeline was immediately available.
