“I’d be surprised if any of them would have stood by like those deputies if a shooting was occurring. “
The pychological bond between students and a staff member - call it whatever you wish - tends to compel that person to react when the student is endangered. This is simiar to the bond between soldiers in combat or even teamates in violent sports.
This is a fundamental difference between responding police and teachers in that school.
It doesn’t explain the cowardly behavior of Dpty. Peterson however.
I was happy to hear a survivor on the radio this morning saying the deputy had taken an oath and broken it. He’ll retire into the sunset, but I hope he never has a peaceful night’s sleep for the rest of his days. Here in NJ many cops pull in over $100K annually, and they justify it by pointing out the dangers they face on the job (even when the nearest “danger” is several towns away). THEN FACE THE DANGER; that cop should be in prison.