Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has instructed state officials to start carrying out random inspections at schools in the state.
The Republican governor directed the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) to coordinate with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to “develop and implement a plan to conduct random inspections to assess access control measures of Texas school districts.”
“Among other reviews, your team should begin conducting in-person, unannounced, random intruder detection audits on school districts,” Abbott said in a letter (pdf) to the state’s school security officials.
“Staff should approach campuses to find weak points and how quickly they can penetrate buildings without being stopped,” he said….