Sandy Hook students return to class

A school bus stops in front of 26 angels on the first day of classes since the shooting for Sandy Hook students. (Jessica Hill / Associated Press)

Jan. 3, 2013 7:29 AM PT

Classes resume for Sandy Hook Elementary School students for the first time since a gunman killed 20 of their classmates.

A sign welcomes children back to school in Monroe, Conn. (Timothy A. Clary / APF / Getty Images)

A Sandy Hook Elementary student looks out the window of the school bus. (Timothy A. Clary / APF / Getty Images)

Police guard the new Sandy Hook Elementary in Monroe, Conn., renamed and overhauled for the students. (Jessica Hill / Associated Press)