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Richneck Elementary, the school where a 6-year-old shoots teacher, reopened its gates Monday to students with a new administration and new safety protocols.

Teachers file back in here. classes resume in about an hour. weve been talking to a couple of teachers off-camera, as they made their way in this morning. one of them just told me shes excited to be back here. a very significantly enhanced security footprint in place here at ridgeneck elementary for this first day back. theyre making the students carry around clear, transparent backpacks, not allowing them to bring their regular backpacks to school. two state of the art metal detectors are now i...

Child whose son was in the same class as the shooter, thomas britton, in whether he has confidence in sending his child back to the school. heres what he had to say. >> i think with new administration, this administration that listens to teacher, listens to concerns, and acts on those concerns, you know, treat threats as credible until theyre not. not the other way of, you have to do it before the threat is credible. this is probably going to be the safest school in the area for a good long whil...

The school board last week terminated the superintendent and the principal of Richneck Elementary School has since left. Now, three weeks later, the school is reopening.

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

>> reporter: school administrators have been criticized for missing warning signs ahead of the shooting. the principal has reportedly been reassigned and the school superintendent was ousted last week. >> abby zwerner was shot in front of those horrified kids, and the school and community are living the nightmare, all because the school administration failed to act. >> reporter: for parents like thomas britton, its more than about physical security. >> i want to see teachers empowered. they need...

Grade teacher. additional security protocols are in effect and a major staffing shakeup in the schools at administrative offs. cbss caitlin huey-burns is outside the school. >> reporter: when thomas britton picked up his six-year-old at the bus stop today, he felt relief. >> he said he had a great day, steams upbeat and happy. >> ive hipping did go well. i think it could have gone worse is that brittons son was in the same class as the first grader who shot his teacher abby zwerner on january 6t...

Shooter. he says his son just wants to get back to normal. >> i think he had some nightmares the first few days, but those seem to have stopped. weve been able to kind of assuage fears, and so hes having a great time reconnecting with friends. >> reporter: thomas britton did confirm to us after attending that event at the school yesterday there is indeed at least one metal detector now placed inside that school. school officials telling cnn the school will resume classes full time starting this ...