User blog comment:Zathronas/Speculative author: Ozpin, the great and powerful/@comment-5217560-20140831142203/@comment-24218038-20140831165513

I do believe he is a great man but no one is perfect and I believe he is flawed. He cares for his students as long as it benefits the overall plan. That's what a leader does, he'll put everything in their favor to survive but if he has to sacrifice some of them for the greater good, we will not hesitate.

Look carefully how he distances himself from the students, he does not want any emotional attachment to them. Just look at what he says to Glynda.

Glynda: (sighs) They're supposed to be the defenders of the world.

Ozpin: ...and they will be, but right now they're still children. (Team RWBY are shown laughing together.) So why not let them play the part? (Ozpin walks away from Glynda.) After all, it isn't a role they'll get to have forever.

Here's another tidbit that tells me his students are expendable if need be.

Ozpin: If what Qrow said is true, then we will handle it tactfully. (Ozpin emphasizes this as he holds up an index finger.) It's the Vytal Festival. A time to celebrate unity and peace. So I suggest that you not scare people by transporting hundreds of soldiers halfway across the continent.

Ironwood: I'm just being cautious.

Ozpin: As am I. Which is why we will continue to train the best Huntsmen and Huntresses we can.