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Demolishing schools after a mass shooting has become common enough that there is a federal grant process available, according to Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez.

The summer after the mass shooting was fraught, fragile—and rife with fear for fall.

Across Uvalde, many parents are caught between wanting to regain a sense of normalcy and struggling to trust school officials who failed to prevent the attack and policemen who waited over an hour to confront the gunman.

Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) -- Three months after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and just eight days before the start of the 2022-23 school year, a promised evaluation of responding school district police officers has not yet started, and those officers will be allowed to continue working within the district this

"People were angry. When people asked about the police officers involved, and (learned) they hadn't been investigated ... that was very disappointing to us," Jesus Rizo, the uncle of slain 9-year-old Jackie Cazares, told Inside Edition Digital.

An evaluation of Uvalde, Texas, school police officers hasnt happened yet despite the start of the school year being less than a week away.

Workers are still installing 8-foot non-climb fences at several district campuses. And 500 additional security cameras arent yet in place.

(UVALDE, Texas) -- Three months after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and just eight days before the start of the 2022-23 school year,

Many citizens again expressed frustration and disbelief that returning officers this fall will include those who responded to the May 24 massacre.

The Texas Department of Public Safety will have at least 33 officers present at schools throughout the year and the district has hired three new officers.