I think the main message is correct : get training.
However they did set the kids up for failure. They gave them outside the waistband thumb snap holsters to wear underneath baggy clothing plus they had to wear gloves which reduces dexterity. They might as well have done it in the dark with the sprinkler system on while the bad guys have night vision and gore-tex.
Is this the Virginia tech report you are referring to?
Official Site of the Governor of Virginia
If so, I am going to read it.