It was a day of tense moments for parents

At 12.30pm on Thursday, Suresh got an SMS from the principal of St Mary's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Parry's Corner where his 10-year-old son studies. 

The text read, "Due to unavoidable circumstances, school closes today at 12.10pm. School reopens only on Monday." He knew his son would be picked up by the regular auto driver but the 'unusual' time of the SMS created doubts.
Then, after seeing a report on a TV channel that a 15-year-old student of the school had stabbed a teacher to death, Suresh rushed there and found the gate closed. 

Half-an-hour later when the gate opened, he saw children running about. They seemed confused, seeing police and mediapersons on the campus. 

Suresh couldn't find his son immediately and became worried. Attempts to call the auto driver failed too. Several other parents were in a similar state. Several auto drivers were seen struggling to trace the students they were to pick up. Adding to the confusion, there were no teachers or other staff to tell the parents what happened. Compounding the parents' woes, curious onlookers thronged the area around the school, making it difficult for parents to enter the school. 

"I rushed here from my office after hearing the news," said S Bhuvaneshwari, who was able to trace her son immediately . Police had a tough time regulating traffic around the busy area where the school is located.
Meanwhile, Suresh, who kept trying to call his auto driver, finally got lucky. "He said he had just dropped my son home and was on his way to drop the other children," a relieved Suresh said. 

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Source : The Times of India