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The shooting massacre at a Texas elementary has spurred renewed calls, especially from Republicans, for more investment in school security. But experts debate whether more heavily fortified schools are the right solution. In cases like Uvalde, security measures can fail — or backfire. Robb Elementary School had a safety plan that included a property fence and a policy to keep classroom doors closed and locked. But police say the 18-year-old shooter was able to enter an unlocked back door before holing himself in a classroom and opening fire.
Steven McGraw, from the Texas Department of Safety, gave a press conference Friday. When asked why police didn’t breach the door of the elementary school sooner, he said, in hindsight the decision was wrong.
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