Is neglect a reoccuring theme for Robb School?
by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian
Overground weeds over a foot tall are allowed to grow along the sidewalk on Geraldine Street by Robb School on the day before Halloween almost a year and a half after the May 24th tragedy indicating signs of neglect from Uvalde CISD and the City of Uvalde.
From across the street overlooking the large soccer field, weeds and other tall grasses seem to be reclaiming the field where children once played.
On the corner of Geraldine Street and Old Carrizo Road at the site of the Robb School brick sign and crosses of the 21 students and teachers lost, visitors still come from out-of-town to pay their respects to the fallen and to see the school. The memorial site often reflects the change in seasons. On the day before Halloween, type of Dia de los Muertas memorial was placedalongside the the school’s marquis.
Texas DPS continues its round the clock patrols guarding the vacant campus and empty buildings.
The campus that seems to be forgotten by local government officials is not forgotten by people from out of town who continue to visit the Robb School and memorial site. In fact, Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabby Giffords came to visit the site October 23rd one week earlier.
A sign placed by the tree close to the memorial is a reminder that Giffords visited the site leaving a message that Giffords is here with Uvalde.
Giffords had been a victim of a mass shooting incident herself in 2011. In 2013, she co-founded the gun violence prevention organization called Giffords in 2013 following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
A local Uvalde citizen stopped to talk to the Uvalde Hesperian and also noticed the overgrown weeds asking why the City’s easement near Geraldine Street was not being maintained.
Are the many visitors coming to Uvalde are asking the same question?
