Jury deliberates fate of Parkland school resource deputy.

The fate of former school resource officer Scot Peterson, who is accused of failing to confront the shooter who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is now in the hands of a six-member jury. Peterson is charged with felony child neglect and other charges for his alleged failures. The prosecution argued that Peterson neglected his duties as a "caregiver" responsible for the welfare of children inside the school. The defense argued that Peterson was taking a tactical position of cover after calling in a Code Red. The jury will have to decide whether Peterson was a "caregiver" to the juvenile students who died and were wounded on the third floor.
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