after the sandy hook elementary shooting. the kids in connecticut have returned to class... and so have students in caddo parish following the christmas break. but how safe are they? new at 6 tonight.. education reporter eric james has been talking with parents and oficials acros the state -- as governor jindal prepares to form a committee to study school security. eric-- what can you tell us? jody .... as students across the ark-la- tex head back to school... their safety is a top concern. and i can tell you that efforts are being made to keep kids safe and that state oficials are currently in washington d.c.. meeting with the fbi as well as homeland security. it's the end of the first day back to school following a two week break for caddo parish students. "she was excited to get back to school today so she could not only see her favorite teacher but so she could play with her roommates also" for a number of parents and grandparents at south highland magnet .. the return to school also promoted questions... while over the break loni young says her kids were inquisitive about what happen some 1500 miles away in connecticut "they saw alot on the news... so we just talked about the kid that was involved and my kids prayed for all the familes and the children" young says for the most part her kids feel safe and secure while at school despite knowing what happen at sandy hook "they didn't see the connection in what happen there and here" but state officials have noticed a connection... in an excutuve order govenor bobby jindal plans to study improving school safty in the wake of the newtown shooting. the study will be headed by the state police. "i think what we are going to do is we are going to evaluate each school in the state.... we sit down with the teachers. there are currently 17- hundred schools in the state of lousiana. colonel michael edmondson says-- they'll start the study here in the next week or so. i can also tell you that tomorrow... the security director for caddo parish school will present the board with an update on measures that are currently in place at each caddo parish school. and i do know that some school are set to be retro fitting for cameras. the caddo parish school board meeting is set for 4:30 tomorrow. marshall i-s-d in texas is installing security cameras at marshall junior high over