Special Education teacher Carissa Hill helps kindergartner Laney Houghton use one of the school’s new “sensory swing”at Donnelly Elementary during the school’s grand opening on Thursday, while her mother Samantha Burbidge and Dusty Houghton look on. The swing is one of several new amenities designed to support students with special needs. The first day of school was Tuesday. Photo by Max Silverson/The Star-News