New school opens at site of Sandy Hook shooting rampage

A new school is set to open at the site of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in 2012.

Almost four years after the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary, the newly refurbished school is once again open for classes. Consiglii & Sons, built the $50 million school which was designed by Svigals + Partners, designed it based upon community input. It replaces the one torn down after the shooting. Two police officers will be stationed there.

After the shooting, Sandy Hook students attended a school in neighboring Monroe, which renovated a previously closed elementary school to serve as a temporary home for them. Those students, who were all in kindergarten at the time, are now fourth graders. The new building has a gated entrance, along with cameras and card readers.

One of the playgrounds of the newly constructed Sandy Hook Elementary School.. “Despite its birth from a frightful tragedy, SHS will be a place full of laughter, love, and learning”, she said.

At a tour of the new school last month, Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra said the town looked forward to having the school in Sandy Hook again.