After Uvalde, Governor Abbott and GOP leaders swore more cops in schools was the answer—attacking gun control advocates and claiming their ‘tough on crime’ approach would save lives. What actually happened: police started systematically brutalizing students, with violence against kids spiking after the increased police presence. Texas Republicans created a school-to-prison pipeline instead of confronting guns, proving their real goal was expanding police power, not protecting children.

Source: https://theintercept.com/2026/05/29/uvalde-texas-schools-police-violence/