It does not seem that Putin had any good options. Neither will we when the same thing happens here.
It won't happen here because it's illegal to have a gun on school property.
Well, when this is over, Putin has many good options. Some involved being measured in megatons and kilitons, and invove isotopes of elements found in the periodic table. Some involved large squadrons of earthmoving machines. The result should be that in 30 years Russian children, safe in their schools, will ask their teachers "What WAS Chechnya?"