Texas School Shooting Update: Uvalde Community Members Angry Over Incident Report Not Translated in Spanish
Uvalde community members were enraged over the Texas School shooting report released on Sunday that was not translated into Spanish.
According to Luz Moreno-Lozano, a community reporter from Statesman, community members of Uvalde who attended the Texas House conference on Sunday were "frustrated" in connection with the release of the report on the tragic shooting that happened in May.
Community members in attendance say they are frustrated. They say the report is complicated to read and was not provided in Spanish.
— Luz Moreno-Lozano 🦇 (@LuzMorenoLozano) July 17, 2022
"They say the report is complicated to read and was not provided in Spanish," Moreno-Lozano underscored.
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Texas: Uvalde Mayor Claims It Will Take Two Weeks for Spanish Translation
Meanwhile, contributing editor to Law Crime News and Mediate, Sarah Rumpf, said that Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin got a question about the report being translated in English alone, but the mayor responded that the translation of the report from English to Spanish would take at least two weeks.
Note: my Spanish proficiency is very basic and I would love for someone who is fluent to take this document and help improve it to help these families. Thank you :)
— Sarah Rumpf 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇦 (@rumpfshaker) July 17, 2022
Rumpf then shared a Google-translated version of the report into Spanish from a friend and claimed that her Spanish proficiency is "very basic." She also welcomed those fluent in the language to improve the document for the families.
Several reactors on Twitter also shared their suggestions.
They could easily get 14 translators, divide the pages amongst them and get in done in one day
If they caredhttps://t.co/PbORwmOklu— 🇺🇦Cancel Trump's Reality TV Clown Show $campaign (@CxlTheClownShow) July 17, 2022
One user claimed that the Texas House can "easily get" 14 translators and divide the report among them to get the translations done within a day.
Mayor needs to go.
— StephanieM🐱🐶🏳️🌈🌻 (@TheRealFeffie) July 18, 2022
Another user shared that Uvalde Mayor McLaughlin "needs to go."
The United States Census Bureau reported that at least 81.8% of the population in Uvalde City in Texas are Hispanic or Latino. Furthermore, at least 72.5% of the entire population of Uvalde County are accounted to be Latino or Hispanic.
Texas School Shooting Update: Uvalde Report Released on Sunday
On Sunday, the Texas House committee released its preliminary findings regarding the Uvalde shooting in Robb Elementary School.
Findings of the Texas House committee suggested that the police who responded at school had "systemic failures and egregious poor decision making."
The finding also noted that there was a breakdown of communication between the responders. Moreso, there was confusion about who was the commanding officer at the scene.
The report also discovered that the police officers prioritized their safety over the safety of the children inside the classroom with the shooter.
The report noted that almost 400 law enforcement agents responded when the shooter, Salvador Ramos, entered Robb Elementary School and killed 19 children and two teachers.
On Sunday, Mayor McLaughlin announced the suspension of Uvalde Police Chief Lt. Mariano Pargas. Pargas was known to be the highest-ranking officer who responded at the scene of the tragedy.
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Written By: Joshua Summers
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