I have never been in a situation like the one the school officer faced.
But I feel like I would have taken a deep breath and said to myself, This is your moment. Win this. Stop this guy.
And quietly opened the door......
To meet my fate or his.
He will claim perhaps justifiably, that he was waiting for back up. The justification is thaat he was ordered to wait
He was outgunned blah blah yada yada
9mm vs Ar-15
Suicide.
But at least you would have died valiantly.
Certainly dead, nevertheless.