Quoth "MnMikew" in :

Was he supposed to get up and announce
to a room full of children that were under attack!

He didn't have to tell the kids anything. He found out about the first plane
hitting BEFORE HE LEFT THE HOTEL.

Instead of doing the photo-op at an elementary school, should have done his
damn job -- headed straight for the command center on AF1 and found out what
the hell was going on.

--
"I am afeard there are few die well that die in a battle; for how can they
charitably dispose of anything when blood is their argument? Now, if these
men do not die well, it will be a black matter for the King that led them
to it; who to disobey were against all proportion of subjection." - W.S.