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Briarwood elementary was with several children when the ceiling collapsed, pinning them to the ground. metal beams and cinder blocks crushed her. she survived and said her thoughts were on the children and keeping them calm. at a nearby day care center the staff hustled 15 children to two bathrooms, draping them with a protective covering and singing songs with them to keep them calm as the wind ripped the roof off of one of the bathrooms and debris rained down on the children, they remained calm singing "you are my sunshine." and maybe the most remarkable story comes from plaza towers element...

Cinder blocks were falling on us. pieces of debris. it was horrifying. they were very frightened. >> at what point did you realize it was over? well, for one thing when i turned around and looked up, you could see the whole entire sky. there was nothing left of the roof. and just the fact that a lot of debris flying around, the cinder blocks, everything had just kind of settled down and it got really, really quiet as far as the weather went. the children were still very, very upset. it just got very calm after it passed. >> how long have you been a teacher, theresa? >> i've been a teacher for ...

Systems. then they moved us to the boys and girls' bathroom. and then some kids were not following directions of staying away from under the sinks and stuff. >> uh-huh. they got under there and cinder blocks and everything collapsed on them. they were under. so that kind of saved them a little bit. but they were trapped in there. teachers had to hurry up and get them outside. a gas leak happened over on 149th. >> a brave little boy there. talk about following instructions. they have done it time and time again. he is describing cinder blocks on top of some of his friends. we want to bring in g...

Down. that's when she sort of got over my son and the other children and just sort of was trying to shield anyone she could. >> your son's in kindergarten. did you know that she was with your wife when the tornado hit? >> i had a pretty good idea. phone reception was difficult because the signals were strained. she did text me that she had requested for him to be brought to her room and have a teacher's aid or someone bring him there. so i got that text message. i felt pretty certain. typically the schools are made of cinder blocks and have steel. i thought the school will be fine. obviously y...

People digging and crawling through rubble. >> started heading in. we were pulling walls off of people. there were people crawling out from everywhere and anywhere. basically just a war zone. >> reporter: buildings crushed by the destructive tornado that wreaked havoc for almost an hour. >> and, sadly, they found a man and then a woman and a small baby. >> reporter: and here, school buses still lined up outside this school, but the gym, torn apart. >> it just tore through it like a truck run right through the center of it. >> reporter: our affiliate spoke to sixth grader brady who was inside b...