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Tony Montalto, right, father of Gina Rose Montalto, who was killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, and April Schentrup, left, who's daughter Carmen was killed also, speak to members of the media during a break in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission Meeting, Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla. The commission Thursday will discuss diversion programs for students who commit crimes deemed minor. Suspect Nikolas Cruz was referred to a program while in middle school but never completed it. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

The Latest: Florida sheriff wants school police department

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FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2015, file frame from video from Broward County Public Schools, school resource officer Scot Peterson talks during a school board meeting of Broward County, Fla. The former sheriff’s deputy who’s been called a coward for his actions during a mass shooting at a Florida high school says he’s haunted by what happened. Peterson told NBC’s “Today Show” in a segment aired Tuesday, June 5, 2018, that “those were my kids in there” and he “would have never let my kids get slaughtered.” (Broward County Public Schools via AP, File)

Scot Peterson, Parkland school shooting deputy, says Donald Trump made him ‘punching bag’

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FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2015, file frame from video from Broward County Public Schools, school resource officer Scot Peterson talks during a school board meeting of Broward County, Fla. The former sheriff’s deputy who’s been called a coward for his actions during a mass shooting at a Florida high school says he’s haunted by what happened. Peterson told NBC’s “Today Show” in a segment aired Tuesday, June 5, 2018, that “those were my kids in there” and he “would have never let my kids get slaughtered.” (Broward County Public Schools via AP, File)

The Latest: Fired deputy says Trump made him “punching bag”

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FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2015, file frame from video from Broward County Public Schools, school resource officer Scot Peterson talks during a school board meeting of Broward County, Fla. The former sheriff’s deputy who’s been called a coward for his actions during a mass shooting at a Florida high school says he’s haunted by what happened. Peterson told NBC’s “Today Show” in a segment aired Tuesday, June 5, 2018, that “those were my kids in there” and he “would have never let my kids get slaughtered.” (Broward County Public Schools via AP, File)

Deputy: Florida school shooting went too fast to be scared

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In this Feb. 18, 2015, file frame from video from Broward County Public Schools, school resource officer Scot Peterson talks during a school board meeting of Broward County, Fla. Meadow Pollack was among the 17 killed on Valentine’s Day in a freshman building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Her father, Andrew Pollack, said Peterson, the former sheriff’s deputy and the school’s resource officer, is his main target in the wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday, April 30, 2018, in Broward County. (Broward County Public Schools via AP, File)

Scot Peterson, Parkland deputy at school shooting, breaks silence on that day: ‘It’s haunting’

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In a March 23, 2018, file photo, Lori Alhadeff, center, is comforted by her husband Ilan Alhadeff, as she holds a photograph of their daughter, Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, who was killed in the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, while they attend a news conference on gun violence, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lori Alhadeff announced her candidacy Tuesday, May 15, 2018, for a seat on the school board in the district that includes the city of Parkland, where Stoneman Douglas is located. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Scot Peterson, ‘coward’ Parkland deputy, nabs $8,702-a-month pension

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Shooting victim’s dad sues deputy who didn’t enter school

Associated Press

This photo posted on the Instagram account of Nikolas Cruz shows a weapon being held. Cruz was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, the day after opening fire with a semi-automatic weapon in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Instagram via AP)

Video: Deputy never entered building during school massacre

By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

Nikolas Cruz is lead into the courtroom before being arraigned at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Cruz is accused of opening fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14, killing 17 students and adults. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Video shows officer outside during massacre

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FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, law enforcement officers block off a street following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Radio transmissions contradict a sheriff deputy’s contention that he couldn’t determine the shooter’s location during the Florida high school massacre. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Radio calls raise questions about school shooting response

By TERRY SPENCER and LISA MARIE PANE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2018 file photo, students hold their hands in the air as they are evacuated by police from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after a shooter opened fire on the campus. Emergency calls from parents and students during the Florida high school massacre show 911 operators at first trying to grasp the enormity of the emergency and then calmly trying to gather information to assist arriving law enforcement officers. The officers arrive to find chaos as delays allowed the shooter to flee. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, File)

Florida school shooting response caught on radio traffic

By TERRY SPENCER and LISA MARIE PANE - Associated Press

This Feb. 18, 2015 image taken from video provided by Broward County Public Schools shows school resource officer Scot Peterson during a school board meeting of Broward County, Fla. During the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018, Peterson took up a position viewing the western entrance of the building for more than four minutes after the shooting started, but "he never went in," Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said at a news conference. Peterson, was suspended without pay and placed under investigation, then chose to resign, Israel said (Broward County Public Schools via AP)

Scot Peterson thought shooting outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, attorney says

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Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel speaks before a CNN town hall broadcast, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at the BB&T Center, in Sunrise, Fla. (Michael Laughlin/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) ** FILE **

Scot Peterson vs. school gunman raises debate

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

This Feb. 18, 2015 image taken from video provided by Broward County Public Schools shows school resource officer Scot Peterson during a school board meeting of Broward County, Fla. During the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018, Peterson took up a position viewing the western entrance of the building for more than four minutes after the shooting started, but "he never went in," Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said at a news conference. Peterson, was suspended without pay and placed under investigation, then chose to resign, Israel said (Broward County Public Schools via AP)

Scot Peterson blasted for not entering Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during shooting

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times