First thing I'd ask was "What are their names? How many? When did they tell you?"
I bet he'd have stumbled and said he forgot their names or that they wanted to remain anonymous.
Actually, this guy was saying that the kids are asking when it will be back. The kids are not saying to "not bring it back". I had to read it twice.
"Students have been coming up to me asking when is it going to come back, not to not bring it back," he said...