Conflict of interest: Uvalde police chief is a council member. That is so wrong

[mysteryowl]

Not in my city would that happen. Total conflict of interest to be in both roles at the same time.

[LeftInTX]

1. He's not the Uvalde Police Chief

He's employeesd by the school district.

They're different political subdivisions.

[In It to Win It]

2. My understanding is that he is employed by the police department

His division, the "school district police", is within the police department, but it has jurisdiction over the school district. Is that not the case?

[mysteryowl]

3. CNN said he is in charge of FIVE police officers

[In It to Win It]

4. That is what I read as well. There's a total of 6 officers, including the chief himself

that cover 8 schools. I think it's 8 schools

[LeftInTX]

5. No. It's the school district

My husband is a HS principal. Districts have their own police forces.

Uvalde CISD is his employer.

You show me that he's employeed as a cop by the City of Uvalde

[In It to Win It]

6. Got it

I had initially heard it explained that way as they were explaining the chain of command because of the different agencies present.