Uvalde Shooting Spurs House Scrutiny of School Security Programs

House Democrats are pressing the Department of Homeland Security on whether the agency plans to bolster school security initiatives in light of last week’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee sent a letter Thursday asking DHS whether it plans to expand upon the agency’s existing school security programs, including Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency safety resources and a Secret Service prevention training program.

The lawmakers also requested a briefing from DHS officials on the response of Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations agents to the shooting. The gunman was killed by a Border Patrol ...