Lecturers shut classroom doorways to guard their pupils after the capturing incident on the college in Vantaa on Tuesday morning, pupils and oldsters mentioned. Greater than 100 apprehensive mother and father needed to await over three hours outdoors the college earlier than police lastly deemed it protected to let loose the youngsters, a few of whom have been crying from reduction as their mother and father met them with hugs. One of many mother and father was 35-year-old Samuela Anno, who rushed to the college to select up her 9-year-old son. “He despatched me a message, at round 09.30, that mommy, every little thing is okay, I am okay, our lecturers are studying us books however I did not perceive the message,” Anno mentioned. She was later alerted by a buddy {that a} capturing incident had taken place on the college. One other mom, Tanja Hietamies mentioned it had taken an hour earlier than her daughter may ship her a message that she was protected. “She mentioned they have been in a darkish, locked classroom, not allowed to talk on the telephone however may ship messages.” One mom, who mentioned her fifth grader Russian-speaking son had been bullied on the college, mentioned he had not felt protected on the college. “(My son) just lately spoke about the truth that he’s afraid of a college capturing.”