These four findings come straight from the DOJ Critical Incident Review, the Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission, and the independent Oxford review.
“Delayed and chaotic.”
How the U.S. Department of Justice described the establishment of the Uvalde reunification center after the Robb Elementary shooting.
DOJ COPS Critical Incident Review, 2024
12 hours
How long some Parkland families waited to learn whether their loved one had survived.
MSD Public Safety Commission
“No training”
Independent review found Oxford responders helped reunify families “despite lacking formal training in best practices.”
Oxford independent review, 2025
“No plan”
Neither Broward County Public Schools nor the Sheriff’s Office had a reunification plan in place before the Parkland shooting.
Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission