'I just want to cry.' For the children who survived the Uvalde shooting uninjured, trauma will take time to heal.
, told him, “We’re going to look to raze that school and build a new one.”
Generations of Uvalde residents have gone to Robb Elementary, which has served the community since 1955 and has been the site of momentous progress for the mostly Latino town of about 15,000. In the 1970s, Mexican American familiesThe school holds sentimental value for many of the city’s residents, but that shouldn’t stop officials from demolishing and building a new school, said Uvalde resident Dolores Contreras, 77.
“None of my kids want to go back,” she said. “It’s just so scary to think about something like this happening again.”Kaylee Greenlee Beal for The Texas TribuneThe road to recovery will be long for students who survived the shooting and for their parents. “Being able to see them again, it’s like you’re so thankful and grateful,” she said. “And you don’t want to take that for granted because there’s other families that don’t get to see their kids anymore.”
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