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FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, a school bus rolls toward a memorial in Newtown, Conn., for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Nearly three weeks after the shooting rampage, classes are starting Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 for the Sandy Hook students at a repurposed school in the neighboring town of Monroe, where the students' desks have been taken along with backpacks and other belongings that were left behind in the chaos following the shooting on Dec. 14. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Sandy Hook parents, students face fears as class resumes

By John Christoffersen and Pat Eaton-Robb - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Alternative solution to school security

The Washington Times

Police continue to block the road to Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 25, 2012. (Associated Press)

Police union seeks more help for Newtown officers

By Michael Melia - Associated Press

Joanne and Bill Brunetti of Newtown, Conn., part of a group monitoring memorials around the clock, take an early morning shift on Dec. 25, 2012, in Newtown, near a memorial for Sandy Hook Elementary School students and teachers. Gunman Adam Lanza walked into the school on Dec. 14 and opened fire, killing 26, including 20 children, before killing himself. (Associated Press)

Well-wishers console Newtown, Conn., residents on Christmas

By Brock Vergakis and Stephen Singer - Associated Press

Christmas stockings with the names of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting hang from a railing near a makeshift memorial near the town Christmas tree in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. In the wake of the shooting, the grieving town is trying to find meaning in Christmas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Newtown, Conn., marks Christmas amid signs of mourning

By Brock Vergakis and Stephen Singer - Associated Press

** FILE ** Addison Strychalsky, 2, of Newtown, Conn., pets Libby, a golden retriever therapy dog, during a visit from the dogs and their handlers to a memorial for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Messages of hope pouring into Newtown, Conn.

By Brock Vergakis - Associated Press

Adam Lanza — shown in a 2005 photo provided by neighbor Barbara Frey and verified by Richard Novia, the Newtown, Conn., school district's former head of security — has been identified by authorities as the gunman who killed his mother at their home and then opened fire on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, inside an elementary school before killing himself. (AP Photo/Barbara Frey)

New details emerge a week after Newtown, Conn., school massacre

By Katie Zezima - Associated Press

Officials including Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy observe a moment of silence on the steps of Edmond Town Hall while bells ring 26 times in Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The chiming of bells reverberated throughout Newtown, commemorating one week since the crackle of gunfire in a schoolhouse killed 20 children and six adults in a massacre that has shaken the community and the nation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Bells toll for victims one week after Newtown, Conn., shooting

By Katie Zezima - Associated Press

The National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. The nation's largest gun-rights lobby is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings." (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Defiant NRA calls for officers with guns in ‘every school in the country’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Kate Suba, left, Jaden Albrecht, center, and Simran Chand pay their respects at one of the makeshift memorials in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

LAMBRO: Before the next school massacre

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

Virginia governor wonders if teachers should be armed

Associated Press

McDonnell: It’s time to discuss arming teachers

Associated Press

Moments of silence around NFL for shooting victims

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

Police officers comfort one another outside a funeral service for 6-year-old Noah Pozner, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Fairfield, Conn. Pozner was killed when a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Tragedy strikes hearts, changes  minds of pro-gun Democrats

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

UConn holds pre-game ceremony for Newtown victims

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat (Associated Press)

W.Va.’s Manchin: Time to rethink gun legislation

By Michele Salcedo - Associated Press

School psychologist Mary Sherlach, who was killed on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, when a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., is pictured with her husband, Mark. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Mark Sherlach)

School staffers hailed as heroes after Conn. shooting

Associated Press

Mary Sherlach

Glimpse of some of Sandy Hook victims

By Matt Sedensky - Associated Press

Indianapolis Colts guard Mike McGlynn bows his head during a moment of silence for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Moments of silence around NFL for Conn. shooting victims

Associated Press

Moments of silence around NFL for shooting victims

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press