HYDERABAD: Realising in a split second that there was a shooter on campus, a 45-year-old teacher from Andhra Pradesh, showing presence of mind, rushed his students to safety in Tanglewood Middle School in South California, US, on March 31. A 12-year-old student, who had brought a weapon to the school, shot another student (12) dead, sending shock waves across the state.
"When I heard the sound, I knew I had to act promptly. This was not going to be a drill but something that was happening for real," teacher Koneru Sridhar told TOI over the phone. "I feel sorry for the boy's family," Sridhar said.
