nbc s anne thompson has more. reporter: the reopening of newtown schools, an act of faith and resolve. whether you wait a day or a month, whatever, there s no there s no rule book. reporter: determination quickly tested as a threat to one elementary school forced it into lockdown before students even arrived. the site of the massacre, sandy hook elementary, remained closed. moving vans carrying furniture and equipment left under a police escort headed for the school s new building in neighboring monroe. at newtown s catholic church, two funerals, james mattioli. his favorite classes were math and recess. 6-year-old jessica rekos loved being a big sister to her brothers travis and shane.
the focus tonight is on the victims, and just a little while ago, the family of another victim, 6-year-old jessica rekos released the following statement. jessica loved everything about horses. she devoted her free time to watching horse movies, reading horse books, drawing horses, and writing stories about horses. we had promised her she could have her very own horse when she turned 10. she asked santa for new cowgill boots and a cowgirl hat. she was a creative little girl who loved playing with her brothers travis and shane. she spent time writing in her journals, making up stories, and doing research on orca whales,