UVALDE, Texas – Weeks after failing to release all records related to the Robb Elementary shooting, the attorney representing Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District said the firm “made an error” and plans to release the additional records by next Wednesday.
The board was in closed session for more than two hours on Monday to consult with attorneys about “legal issues related to the potential release of information related to the Robb Elementary tragedy.”
The Uvalde CISD board unanimously voted to release all records the district has from the Robb Elementary massacre.
“We were not aware these records were not being released. We voted unanimously for these records to be released,” said JJ Suarez, Uvalde CISD vice president.
The district’s attorney said it was the law firm’s fault for not providing all the records, not the board’s or the superintendent’s.
“There’s no excuse for that, sir. You can call it a mistake, an error — it’s a costly error," said trustee Jesse Rizo.
Earlier this month, the district released thousands of documents, which include disciplinary information about the shooter.
However, Uvalde CSID did not release all of its records related to the Robb Elementary massacre, according to a letter written by attorneys representing KSAT 12 and several other news outlets.
Among those missing records are emails about classroom safety and a payout to the district’s police chief, according to documents viewed by CNN.
On May 24, 2022, a gunman entered Robb Elementary and killed 19 children and two teachers.
It took law enforcement 77 minutes to stop the gunman.
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