Uvalde parents, teachers, staff, and students are seeking billions in compensation in a new class action lawsuit
The families of victims, teachers, staff, and students have now filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court - Western District of Texas (Austin Division).
The lawsuit alleges, what we already know about how police in Uvalde dropped the ball tremendously in securing the school from the active shooter that killed 21 people including 19 students and two teachers. Plaintiff's are seeking over $27 billion in compensation.
The lawsuit names the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, Uvalde School Police Department, (including Chief Pedro Arrendondo), and Texas Department of Public Safety, as well as others as defendants.
From the complaint:
"In administering the schools under its control, CISD employed its own policedepartment (“CISD-PD”). Not o...