First day of the new school year in Hazelwood School District

Mathyus Davis, 5, gets a hug from kindergarten teacher Nicole Chambers on his first day of kindergarten at Cold Water Elementary on Monday, Aug. More than 16,000 students in the Hazelwood district returned to class on Monday. A kindergartener at Cold Water Elementary works on a coloring sheet as other students get settled in the classroom on the first day of the new school year on Monday, Aug.

More than 16,000 students in the Hazelwood…