The Broward Sheriff’s Office had every right to fire a deputy accused of running away from danger at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and wasting precious time as a gunman made his way through the freshman building gunning down anyone unfortunate enough to get in his path, an independent arbitrator has ruled.

Edward Eason was an 18-year veteran of the agency in late 2018 when he was formally suspended and later fired for failing to perform his duty in an active-shooter situation. Eason appealed his firing, which was reviewed by an independent arbiter under the terms of his union’s contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.

Eason was one of a handful of deputies and school employees whose inaction on Feb. 14, 2018 drew criticism and public scorn. In the case that drew the most notori

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