the resources in place. >> reporter: resources like better locks on doors, real time monitoring systems and more armed guards at every school. >> parents will definitely see armed security at each school and there will be additional guards at multiple schools. >> reporter: the gardens want to see changes like more kindness toward others to make sure the tragedy that took their son's life never happens again. >> we have to try to do the good work that he was supposed to do here. we're going to try our best to do it for him. >> talking about the good work the garden family gave me this bracelet here, "what would daniel do" and the whole idea is to show acts of kindness day to day for people and we talked about safety changes and more are expected to take place in newtown schools over the course of the year. it's not just newtown, by the way. school districts across the country are adding more armed security guards to their schools especially elementary schools.
bardens and their two children, 11-year-old natalie and 13-year-old james, back to school in newtown, connecticut, it's yet another painful reminder of what's missing. >> this will be our first time back to school without daniel. >> reporter: daniel was one of 20 children and six educators killed during the horrific shooting spree last december. the bardens still struggling with what were once joyous occasions. >> we don't know how we'll deal with thanksgiving and december and all of that is coming and i don't want to think about it. >> one of the big milestones is back to school. >> imagine him going to second grade. >> reporter: as the newtown system welcomes back more than 5,000 kids today the school board says it's doing everything it can to put families at ease. >> this is no normal back to school on tuesday. >> no, it's not a normal back to school but we're trying to put
connectivity, cultural change and then, yes, legislation. >> i know some mental health advocates are disappointed with the president for not pushing for more funding for community mental health centers. is that an area that your group is involved in lobbying for? >> yes, it is. and just for us personally, my niece has started this facebook web site in daniel's honor called what would daniel do, and it's about that kind of thinking, that kind of philosophy, go talk to the kid sitting alone. which daniel was known for that. and we want to move that what would daniel do facebook site into more of a foundation where more good, more than just a do facebook site. >> and as i've said and as the reason you're here in washington, it will be six months since the tragedy on friday. what would you like those americans watching at home to do on the six-month anniversary?
>> we just want to keep the conversation going, you know, we can't forget what happened. we'll never forget what happened but we want to make sure that the awareness is there. you know, when you talk about things like the mancion-toomey background check expansion that failed to come out of the senate and poll after poll after poll indicates 90% of americans agree with that because it just makes good sense, we need those people to speak up. we need them to make their voices heard. they're being outshouted by that small minority of people that don't agree with that for whatever reason. >> i think it is a beautiful sentiment, the what would daniel do, the idea of teaching children and teen-agers to go talk to the loners in the