UVALDE, Texas — On Monday, around 600 students and a cohort of teachers entered the doors of Legacy Elementary School in Uvalde for the first time--opening their books, taking attendance and taking a new step for a community moving forward in the aftermath of tragedy.

The school was built in memory of the 19 students and two teachers killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24, 2022. On this day, the families of children who were lost marked a new chapter of remembering their loved ones.

Rojelio Toress' mother, Evadulia Orta, is among them. She greeted the day with courage and grief.

Unable to send her son to this new school, Rojelio's little sister started fourth grade at Legacy Elementary.

“The last time I saw my son, I said, 'I love you' and I didn’t see him again,

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