Parents complain over 'utter chaos' outside school gates as kids return to classrooms 'God help any key workers who needed to get to work' 15:16, 11 MAR 2021 Updated Children returned to school this week. File picture Parents have complained over “bedlam” outside a Merseyside primary school, as children have begun to return to classrooms this week. Schools were authorised to fully reopen from Monday, with some places of education opting for a staggered return. Some mums and dads were disappointed this morning when they “struggled” to drop their kids off at Bedford Primary school in Bootle. One mum told the ECHO : “It was utter chaos. I’ve never known it be that bad.