It seems as though the first reports about the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas and locked doors held some weight in the events of May 2, 2022, and now the trial. The unlocked doors and disregarding protocol or training is a big part of the questioning of witnesses in the current trial of the former policeman.
I am critical of responses from law enforcement. But in real time many years ago, I was critical of unlocked and wide-open doors at the schools in my community. School staff just couldn't get the concept that wide open doors can invite trouble. They had paid no attention to the information that had come out of the Columbine High School massacre.
I think the people from my former community are just lucky that a someone did not enter, especially the perpetrator who was chased across the roof at one of the schools, during the school day. I digress.
This brief note is to get people to read about or listen to the testimony coming out of the trial. If only we can learn from the mistakes of the past.
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPLWIl-pkIg
Lock the doors before a lock down is necessary.
Marian R. Carlino
January 2, 2026
