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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. we've been talking to a couple of teachers off-camera, as they made their way in this morning. one of them just told me she's excited to be back here. a very significantly enhanced security footprint in place here at ridgeneck elementary for this first day back. they're 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 in place. we've seen several newport news police officers, including the police chief, steve drew,...

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. here's 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 they're 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 while, kind of an ironic twist. so, i have no misgivings about sending them back. >> and we've also le...