Rajendra Dawadi, principal of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nuwakot, Nepal, made the decision to immediately close the school and send all students home shortly before a devastating flood hit.
The measure was taken shortly before the flood that, last Wednesday, devastated the country. Thanks to the principal's quick action, about 900 students were saved.
The school would be destroyed by the force of the water and mud shortly after the students had been sent home safely. Dawadi's account shows how his immediate decision prevented a tragedy with hundreds of victims at the educational establishment.
