Folks, remember Beslan. They hit a rural school. They created mayhem and gave demands, all the while using the time to set explosives. They used car bombs and fake emergency responders to create diversions and facilitate escape. They had no desire to talk, they just had to give the impression they did so they could carry out the final attack.
I remember seeing posts on FR that noted there was intel found that showed school blue-prints etc... for schools in, IIRC, San Diego, CA, Salem, OR, and rural parts of PA, TX, and NJ.
"I remember seeing posts on FR that noted there was intel found that showed school blue-prints etc..."
They had planned 9-11 for a loooong time - we have short attention spans, have already forgotten about the school plans, busses, etc.
My daughter's teacher has guns close by, and her school is set-up as a shelter-in-place secure haven (we homeschool).