Texas has spent $2.2 million on a largely unused and unproven safety tool intended to thwart school shootings like the Uvalde massacre.
After the deadly Santa Fe High School shooting in 2018, state leaders vowed to stop similar tragedies. Gov. Greg Abbott announced the expansion of iWatchTexas, a statewide suspicious activity reporting tool run through the Department of Public Safety, and encouraged students and teachers to use it.
But the state didn’t require schools to adopt or promote iWatchTexas. Over the next several years, state agencies stopped collaborating in advancing the tool, public records and government statements show. Many districts turned to other safety programs with proven track records.
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