Wrong, wrong, wrong. It is written policy which is a rule. Even if a suggestion as you say, what cop or man stands by as he hears shots killing children? Who the f*ck does that?
As I've said before: The very least the SRO should have done is crawl to the sound of gunfire and discharged his side-arm into the ground a few times. If he could hear the gunshots in an in-closed area, then the shooter would most likely hear his weapon and may have been distracted. Gawd, he didn't even try. The f*cker hid.
There is no greater sacrifice than to give your life for the innocent. He's a coward by all standards of our society in my opinion. The coach and students were not, while facing the continued gunfire.
“There is no greater sacrifice than to give your life for the innocent. He’s a coward by all standards of our society in my opinion.”
Peterson should be called “Yellow Stain!” I love life, don’t want to die, but I have children and grand kids, and so I can’t imagine at least trying stop the carnage even at the expense of my own life. There really wasn’t any option here.