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Parents urge Eagle Pass ISD to overhaul safety communications after reported threat at Armando Serna
Summary
Parents told the Eagle Pass ISD board that a firearm-related threat reported Sept. 22 at Armando Serna Elementary was not communicated to parents or local police until the following morning and urged the district to adopt real-time communication protocols, public safety reviews and accountability measures.
Luis Aranda, a father of three students at Armando Serna Elementary, told the Eagle Pass ISD Board of Trustees on Oct. 13 that a firearm-related threat reported Sept. 22 was not communicated to families or local law enforcement until the next morning.
"The first official district notification to parents wasn't sent until 10:20AM the next day, nearly a full day after the initial threat," Aranda said, describing confusion, rumors and a scramble for answers. He said he filed a public-information request Sept. 26 and received a legal response from the district's counsel, Escamilla and Panik, citing exemptions under the Texas Government Code; the matter, he said,…
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