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They could have targeted him there with planes, or they could have tried to get gunmen inside. But the SS would have plausibly made sure the latter would be difficult.
They could also have plausibly decided to go for him on the way to the airport--running from the school to the cars, at the airport while the pilot was found and the plane prepped for take-off. After all, it's not a bad assumption that he'd go rushing out (with SS folk) upon hearing the news, and that in the rush he'd be vulnerable.
It's also possible that somebody in the SS or military had decided to double-check Florida airspace for loose planes. Note that the assumption you have lurking in your thinking is, "They knew * was there, and got updates on his position while high-jacking the plane; they'd know whether or not he was still in the building. If he left, they'd know and try to crash the high-jacked plane to minimize loss of life, and they'd only hit the school if they knew his was there, so he was endangering kids." That seems a crazy assumption.
The consensus guess was that the SS decided that where they'd planned to be was safer until they could make sure there was no sniper, that the route out was clear, and the plane would be ready when they arrived at the airport. Hearing all the possibilities, it's not what I'd have done on the spur of the moment, but probably what I'd have wanted to have done upon greater reflection.
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