Texas school shooting: Uvalde mayor says Robb Elementary 'will be demolished'

Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where US witnessed its deliest mass school shooting in deces, will be demolished, anunced Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin at a reportedly heated city council meeting on Tuesday (local time). While US President Joe Biden h previously said that officials are mulling kcking down school where 19 children and two teachers were shot de by an 18-year-old, McLaughlin ted that a child or a teacher can “never” be asked to enter that building.

Uvalde mayor said, “My understanding — and I h this discussion with superintendent — that school will be demolished. You can never ask a child to go back or teacher to go back in that school ever”, as per Insider.

On May 24, Robb Elementary School became backdrop of horrific shooting when 18-year-old gunman, Salvor Ramos killed 21 and injured 17 ors, sending shock waves across nation which was alrey reeling from a series of mass shootings.

According to an Axios report, officials h anunced on June 3 during Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Board meeting that students and staff will t return to Robb Elementary campus. As per reports, Superintendent Hal Harrell h said that Texas school would be turned into “something or than a school site” and that school would be moved to a different dress. 

‘Raze that school, build a new one’: Biden

Uvalde mayor’s definite remarks that Robb Elementary School will be demolished came weeks after Biden h said that he was considering same. Earlier this month, State Senator Roland Gutierrez told KSAT that president promised to provide federal resources to raze Texas school and build a new campus in community. 

“He [Biden] said, ‘I’m t going away. I’m going to bring you resources. We’re going to look to raze that school, build a new one,’” said Democrat, who represents Uvalde.

“I can’t tell you how many little children that I’ve talked to that don’t want to go into that building. y’re just traumatized. y’re just destroyed.”

Meanwhile, amid heightened pressure on US lawmakers to control mass shootings, on Tuesday, Senate bargainers reportedly reached an agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill, stated AP citing parties’ top negotiators said stirring votes this week on an incremental but significant pack which would stand as Congress’ response to mass shootings in Texas and New York that rocked entire country.

Im: AP