i know his step nmom was in the cellar at her house. i lost cell phone contact with her. i can't find my son. >> reporter: we learned the fourth, fifth and sixth graders at that school were taken to a church. younger kids were in the hallway huddled together when the tornado moved through in drill position crouched down with hands over their heads. it's important to pay tribute to the teachers here. they are being hailed as heroes for saving some of these kids by shielding them and lying on top of them as the tornado moved through. pulling a wall off some of the kids that were trapped. we've seen some dramatic images there of teachers hugging the students so tight after that tornado you can just imagine how many times they must have practiced that drill and then to actually have to put it into play yesterday must have been a terrifying experience. >> it must have been terrifying,