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From the KU defenders tonight,

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inspections are now underway to make

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sure schools are taking the right

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steps to secure campuses. Last month,

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the Defenders reported on random

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intruder audits at Texas schools.

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Now we're beginning to see the results

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of some of those inspections.

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Investigative reporter Jenny

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Lee joins us now. So, Jenny,

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how are the audits going?

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Brian equito. We

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reached out to a dozen school districts

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here in Central, TX last week,

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and so far we've heard back from

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five of them about those inspections.

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One campus had an exterior door

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that was open. Now remember,

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all exterior doors are required to be locked.

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These mandatory random inspections are a

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result of what happened in Uvalde in May,

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when a gunman walked through an unlocked

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exterior door at Rob Elementary and killed

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19 students and their two teachers.

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Days later, Governor Greg Abbott

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ordered the Texas School Safety Center

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to conduct these surprise inspections

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to make sure doors are locked.

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Among other security measures,

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inspectors are checking exterior doors.

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To make sure they're locked,

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if a door is open,

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it must be manned by an adult.

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Now a spokesperson for Round Rock

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ISD says four of its campuses

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have been inspected so far.

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Three of the campuses had no findings,

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and one campus was found to

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have an exterior door open.

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This year.

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The district is requiring all staff

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members to undergo more training,

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which includes door requirements.

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Hey C ISD and Lake Travis ISD each

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had two campuses inspected so far.

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All of them passed Georgetown ISD.

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One campus inspected and it passed.

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How do ISD says none of its campuses

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has been inspected just yet.

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The goal is for state inspectors

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to visit 100% of school districts

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by the end of this year and 75%

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of campuses by May of next year.

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Brian,

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it's a big job,

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but an

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important job. Jenny Lee live here

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in the studio. Thank you, Jenny.