A woman hugs a child before he boards a bus on the first day of classes after the holiday break, in Newtown, Conn., Wednesday. Children from Sandy Hook Elementary School will return to school Thursday in the neighboring town of Monroe. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
10:44 pm ET -Sandy Hook Elementary School, the site of the December 14 shootings, is still an active crime scene accessible only to police. Survivors of the shootings will begin classes at the nearby former Chalk Hill Middle School on Thursday.
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