[DoughtyOne]

With four deputies on scene, I fail to understand why the officers didn’t enter the school.

Is there a policy regarding possible multiple shooters, that prevents it?

Seems once you have two or more deputies, you make a move.

[UCANSEE2]

With four deputies on scene, I fail to understand why the officers didn’t enter the school.

1. How did they know this wasn't part of the ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILL that had been conducted earlier that day ?

2. The fire alarms go off and all the kids are coming out of the buildings.

3. There is gunfire. Again, is it real or part of the test ?

4. If there is real shooting, the regular patrolmen are to secure a position and wait for SWAT. This is true in most of the country.

[Kirkwood]

They were waiting for SWAT to arrive. Police have all of these fancy toys and vehicles to play woth these days. So they stand off until SWAT arrives on the scene to play army. To hell with public safety.

[E.Allen]

I know training doctrine in PA (from about 5 yrs ago) was changed from waiting for negotiators to show up (Columbine rules) to having the first four officers form a fire team and go in. Training included clearing rooms with front two or three while having rear guard watch your 6, also transitioning intersections with left and right guy covering sides so lead could cover ahead without having to cover his flanks too.

[familyop]

"With four deputies on scene, I fail to understand why the officers didn’t enter the school."

If there was only one patrolmen there, he should have immediately gone in and stopped the suspect. We're not discussing a hostage situation.

"Is there a policy regarding possible multiple shooters, that prevents it?"

Not with murders in progress. It's not a hostage situation.

"Seems once you have two or more deputies, you make a move."

One. If there's only one, he must immediately go in and stop the suspect who is trying to murder people. It's not a hostage situation, and there's no time to lose.

Many locales are about to get a long needed housecleaning.