The Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman murdered 19 pupils and two teachers, will be demolished, according to the city’s mayor.
Don McLaughlin asserted during a heated and emotional council meeting on Tuesday, where citizens demanded answers about the incident.
He did not specify a date for the school’s demolition.
Since the attack in May, public outrage has increased, with police being accused of delaying over an hour to engage the offender.
“According to my knowledge, and after discussing this with the superintendent, the school will be dismantled. You can never request a student or teacher to return to that school “Mr. McLaughlin remarked.
There are about 600 kids in the second, third, and fourth grades at Robb Elementary.
Senator Roland Gutierrez told local media last month that US Vice President Joe Biden had proposed tearing down the institution.
After a major shooting, Robb Elementary will not be the first school to be razed.
The Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, was demolished after 20 students and six staff members were shot there in 2012. A new school was constructed on the same property.
The chief of public safety in Texas stated on Tuesday that there were enough officers present in Uvalde to have apprehended the shooter three minutes after he entered the building. However, cops waited more than an hour outside classrooms before sending in a squad.
At a state Senate inquiry, Steven McCraw described the police reaction as an “abject failure” and accused the on-scene commander of prioritizing the safety of the officers before that of the children.
The attack by an 18-year-old, identified as Salvador Ramos, has reignited the national discussion on gun control.
On Tuesday, US Senators advanced new legislation to combat mass shootings, which has been described as the most significant new gun control in a generation.
