Uvalde rekindles school police officer’s looming fears

By COLLEEN SLEVIN
Associated Press

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — The fear that the next school shooting could happen in their hallways hangs over school resource officers across the United States. The latest reminder of that danger came in May when 19 children and two teachers were killed in a fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde, Texas. Reminders of the threat of school shootings were omnipresent at a recent conference in Colorado where hundreds of officers gathered for training.  They’re called on to be battle-ready officers whom parents and students can trust to protect them. But a lot of their time is spent building relationships with students, which the officers say is also key for safety.