Salesian School Reopens after stabbing incident

February 14, 2012: Normalcy has returned to St. Mary's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu where a student had stabbed a teacher to death four days ago. Headmaster Fr. Sibi Mathew said they would resume regular classes from Tuesday.
The school managed by the Salesians of Don Bosco yesterday organized a condolence service where teachers from other schools also attended.
The headmaster said they would start counseling sessions for students who were in contact with the slain teacher. “All of them are visibly shaken now, so it will take time for them to cope with the situation,” Fr. Mathew added.
The school has cleaned and painted the classroom where the 15-year-old ninth grader stabbed Uma Maheswari, 41, who taught science and Hindi.
The 160-year-old school has 1,726 students.
The Salesians have collected some 500,000 rupees for the education of Maheswari’s daughters. The headmaster said many parents and alumni also have offered to help and the school would open a fixed deposit account for the children.