Robb Elementary Teacher Erin Robin Testifies at Officer Adrian Gonzales Trial

Teacher's Role and Training

• 👩‍🏫 Erin Robin, a second-grade teacher at Robb Elementary, testified about her experience during the school shooting.
• 🏫 She had been with the district for 13 years and was in her first year teaching second grade at Robb Elementary.
• 🔒 Robin explained the school's Raptor system for emergencies and the lockdown procedure: lights, locks, out of sight.
• 📚 Teachers trained students on lockdown procedures, emphasizing a calm discussion about potential threats like an angry parent, and instructing them to hide.
• 📢 Lockdowns typically ended with an announcement that it was over, but in a real event, teachers were to wait for instructions.

The Day of the Shooting

• 📅 On May 24, 2022, after award ceremonies, Robin and her students returned to their classroom.
• 🚶‍♀️ She was five minutes late picking up her students from the grassy area near the playground due to a copier jam.
• 🚻 Upon returning to the classroom, students went for a restroom break, with one student holding the door open.
• 🚨 While standing in front of the bathrooms, a paraprofessional ran towards her, panicked, stating, "There's a man with a gun."
• 🚪 Robin immediately took her students into the classroom, ensured the door was locked by removing a magnet that kept it propped, and heard two pops she recognized as gunshots.

Classroom Lockdown and Fear

• 🗄️ Robin moved her students to a corner with a concrete wall and cabinets, hiding under a table.
• 🧱 She rearranged furniture, flipping over desks to create a makeshift wall for cover, and crouched behind them, monitoring the door and windows.
• 😥 Some students were crying, and Robin tried to reassure them, stating the police were there.
• 🚗 Peeking through a window, she saw a white police vehicle parked and an officer moving around it, possibly using it for cover.
• 🙏 Her initial thought upon seeing the officer was that the "good guys are here" and they would be okay.

Evacuation and Aftermath

• 👨‍✈️ Later, an officer identified himself and told Robin to prepare her students for evacuation.
• 🤝 Robin instructed her students to hold hands and not let go, explaining that the people outside with guns were the "good ones."
• ✅ The students followed instructions perfectly, and they were eventually evacuated.
• 🏅 Robin expressed pride in her students' behavior and relief that they made it out safely.

Cross-Examination and Security Measures

• 🗣️ During cross-examination, Robin confirmed she had spoken with Texas Rangers and the government but not the defense.
• ⚠️ She acknowledged the school had only one or two lockdown drills that year and that she prepared her students herself.
• 🪟 Robin felt like a "sitting duck" due to the classroom's wall of glass and its location in a wing exposed to the outside.
• 🔑 She confirmed Robb Elementary did not have a full-time officer, unlike the high school.
• 🧲 The school issued magnet strips that were used daily to keep classroom doors unlocked for easy access, a practice approved by the school district.
• 🔒 Robin removed the magnet to lock her door during the incident, and the door automatically locked.
• ❓ She questioned her initial decision to hide in a specific corner and sought more cover by moving furniture and a book cart.
• 🚗 She recalled seeing an officer driving a vehicle into the campus, positioning himself between her and the perceived danger.