After Uvalde, Texas Stuffed Schools Full of Cops. They Brutalized Students.
In response to the Uvalde school shooting, Texas increased police presence in schools, leading to a rise in violence against students. Reports indicate that police have engaged in numerous abusive incidents, including excessive force against children for minor infractions. Critics argue that this approach fails to address the root causes of school violence and exacerbates the issue.
- ▪Texas increased police presence in schools after the Uvalde shooting.
- ▪There have been over 2,600 reported use-of-force incidents involving school police in Texas.
- ▪Critics highlight that the focus on policing does not address the underlying issues of school violence.
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_Voices _Voices Support Us _Voices After Uvalde, Texas Stuffed Schools Full of Cops. They Brutalized Students. Texas’s response to school shootings was as predictable as it was doomed to produce only more violence in schools — violence by cops. Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Natasha Lennard May 29 2026, 7:56 a.m. Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Police officers stand outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25, 2022. Photo by Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images If there’s one thing we know about the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two teachers dead, it is this: The police failed to stop it.
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