During the demolition of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn., every piece of the building will be destroyed and contractors will sign confidentiality agreements to eliminate any memory of the school that was shaken by the shooting massacre last year, SeattlePi.com reported.
Newton First Selectman E. Patricia Llodra said the district will take such measures to prevent any exploitation of the building.
"We want to be absolutely certain to do everything we can to protect the privacy of the families and the Sandy Hook community," she said. "We're going to every possible length to eliminate any possibility that any artifacts from the building would be taken from the campus and ... end up on eBay."
Construction crews will begin demolition next week and plan to be done before the one-year anniversary of the shooting on Dec. 14. Last month, town voters accepted a state grant of $49.3 million to tear down the building and create an entirely new one, with a plan to open in December 2016.
The News-Times of Danbury reported on Monday that contractors taking part in the reconstruction will be required to sign confidentiality agreements, which will prohibit outside discussion of the site or any photographs being taken.
The district superintendent and other school officials worked with Llodra on deciding how to approach the upcoming construction. Llodra said everyone involved prioritized the victims' families and worked to protect the school of anyone looking to use remnants of the old building for personal gain.
Consigli Construction, the project management team responsible for the demolition, may perform background checks on construction workers as well.
"It's a very sensitive topic," Selectman Will Rodgers told The News-Times. "We want it to be handled in a respectful way."
Students from Sandy Hook have been attending classes at a nearby school in Monroe as plans to rebuild begin.
