El Paso school intruder measures tested, some campuses fall short
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Is your child's school safe? That is what the Texas school safety center is trying to determine.
Safety and security audits of school districts have begun within Texas. EPISD and SISD met today to discuss and take action on district-wide intruder detection findings.
After recent school tragedies like the one in Uvalde and Nashville local parents worry about their children's safety at school.
"Bringing them to school every day is just a concern," said a concerned parent whose child goes to Mesita Elementary.
"They're they're becoming more often and more violent," said Marcos Zuniga, a parent whose child goes to Mesita Elementary.
"You don't know, driving away from here. Are they safe, are they gonna be safe," said a concerned parent.
Recent Uvalde and Nashville school shootings left 22 elementary-aged children dead.
"It's a sad state of where we're at in this country, in this nation, especially in Texas," said Zuniga.
Texas Education Code requires a regional auditor to check the safety measures of school facilities at least once every three years.
The investigation is random and unannounced. The auditor looks into how easy or hard is for an intruder to access a school.
The Socorro school district presented the findings of its audit Tuesday.
The investigator found there was nothing wrong at 22 of 28 campuses, but the investigator said 6 schools had safety concerns that needed addressing.
The district did not reveal what those were or which campuses were for safety reasons. The district overall got a safety score of 79%.
Tuesday the El Paso school district voted to take action on its audit, but the district didn't reveal their findings.
"Every time I come to the school, the doors are locked. I have to show my I.D. I do have to show my I.D. and what's the reason for me going. But I've never seen it. I don't see any security out there or policemen," said a concerned parent.
"I wouldn't mind your mind seeing a little bit more security here. Police presence" said, Zuniga.
