UVALDE, Texas—After listening to the pleas of parents and residents about the botched response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary, the Uvalde city council unanimously denied permission for their newest member, Pete Arredondo, to take an extended leave of absence from meetings.
Arredondo is also the police chief for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and has been heavily criticized for his role in the response to the May 24 massacre.
Nineteen children and two teachers were killed when 18-year-old Salvador Ramos opened fire in Robb Elementary School. He wounded 17 other people in the prolonged attack.
The school board had opted to take no action against Arredondo until June 22 when the superintendent placed him on administrative leave….