KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Parents picked up their children from Central Baptist Church just down the road from the school where a student was shot an killed.

Parents arrived at the church here with a little higher blood pressure, but they got a sense of comfort once they saw their child was ok.

Hugs, pats on the back, and other signs of comfort have been shared at the church. There's a lot of emotion as children told their parents what happened from their own perspective -- after some saw, while other did not.

Some parents say they were frustrated in being able to get their child, while others say they're thankful just to be able to hold their child.

Parent Pamela Chesney says, "I'm here at the church, and there telling us to come back to the school, go back to the church. It's very confusing, especially when you know your child is in the midst of it, and both of them were in the cafeteria."

Parent Teena Waggoner says, "I have another son that goes to Campbell County Schools, and it happened there."

A couple of hours after the shooting, one mother said she was still feeling some anxiety. She came to the church looking for her child, but was told he's still at the school. She's was told he's ok, but as she left, she said that she would not be ok until she holds him in her arms.

Collectively, the students may be in better shape than their parents, at least for now, because, as one of them puts it, "It hasn't hit us yet."