Texas teacher whose 11 students were killed says active shooting training set the children up ‘like ducks’ for the shooter

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A wounded Texas teacher whose 11 students were killed in the May 24 mass shooting in Uvalde said active shooting training set the children up “like ducks” for the gunman.

“It all happened too fast. Training, no training, all kinds of training – nothing gets you ready for this,” Arnulfo Reyes told Good Morning America in an emotional interview that aired on Tuesday.

Reyes said his students were watching a movie after an end-of-year celebration when they heard gunshots. Reyes says he told the children to hide under the table and act like they were asleep. But the gunman burst into the room and opened fire, shooting Reyes twice and killing all of his students.

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