Schoolhouse Demolished
The West Nickel Mines School was demolished the following week, on 12 October 2006. The site was left as a quiet pasture. The New Hope School was built at a different location, near the original site. It opened on 2 April 2007, precisely six months after the shooting. The new school was intentionally built as "different" as possible from the original, including the style of the flooring.
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