In New Jersey, one high school's morning announcements included an added warning not to let strangers into the building. Newtown's schools remained closed on Monday, the first academic day since the 20-year-old gunman claimed 28 lives, including his mother's and his own. Tiny caskets marked the first wave of funerals for the 20 children and six adults killed in the shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday. Noah Pozner and Jack Pinto, both 6 years old, will be laid to rest on Monday afternoon.
Their funerals come a day after President Barack Obama visited Newtown to comfort the families. Obama's remarks were heralded on Monday morning by relatives of teacher Victoria Soto, 27, who was killed as she tried to protect her first-grade students. "He really made us feel like she really was a hero and that everyone should know it," her brother, Carlos Soto, told CBS "This Morning." All the dead children were 6 or 7 years old. The school principal of Sandy Hook Elementary, the school psychologist and four teachers were also gunned down. Noah was the youngest victim of rampage and his twin sister, Arielle, escaped unhurt. The family's rabbi has said he encouraged Noah's mother to focus on her other four children amid the grief.