Rockstar deleted an entire elementary school from GTA V after a real-life tragedy.
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Rockstar deleted an entire elementary school from GTA V after a real-life tragedy.

Los Santos Elementary was fully designed and shown in pre-release trailers for GTA V, complete with school branding, but was cut late in development and converted into the University of San Andreas Training Center. The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred just months before the game's release, sparking national controversy about violent video games — making the inclusion of a playable elementary school in a shooter a likely PR disaster that Rockstar chose to avoid.

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Pre-release screenshot showing the fully-branded Los Santos Elementary, a location that never made it to the final game.
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Pre-release screenshot showing the fully-branded Los Santos Elementary, a location that never made it to the final game.

The same building in the final release, rebranded as the University of San Andreas Training Center — Rockstar's quick pivot after Sandy Hook.
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The same building in the final release, rebranded as the University of San Andreas Training Center — Rockstar's quick pivot after Sandy Hook.

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