Remembering Columbine

I don’t know if you remember exactly when the Columbine High School massacre happened, but this year marks its 10th anniversary.  On that fateful day, April 20 in 1999, 12 students and a teacher were killed, and 23 others were wounded when two students went on a shooting spree.  The Columbine incident is considered to be the fourth deadliest school shooting, and the deadliest high school shooting, in the history of the United States.

They say that you will never really reach success in any endeavor unless you look back to the past, and I believe that the same thing applies in our efforts for school safety.  While many might not even remember exactly what happened in Columbine, it is only wise to look back to this incident and learn from what happened there.  More so, I am sure that those who were affected by the shooting can tell us a thing or two about keeping our schools safe.

This year, Columbine High School is carrying out some activities to mark the 10th anniversary of the massacre.  School principal Frank DeAngelis will be leading a walking tour of the school premises, especially for reporters who are covering the 10th anniversary.  This is scheduled for Friday of this week, the 20th of March.  Other members of the community will also be participating by speaking out – some for the first time – regarding the future of school safety in the state of Colorado.

The Press Release for the event states that:

The advance media events begin with a 9:00 a.m. press conference at the Denver Press Club, followed by a Colorado stakeholders luncheon at Johnson & Wales University, Denver, from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. The walking tour will take place from 3:00 to 4:00 pm at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Reporters will also be able to visit the Clement Park Amphitheatre nearby, which will be the site of the Columbine community remembrance on April 20.

Print and broadcast reporters wishing to take part are required to register online at SchoolSafetyPartners.org/register for the event, “Colorado Rising.”

Other notable participants include Jeff Kass, who is the author of the book Columbine: A True Crime Story.  Andrew Robinson, who used to be a student of the high school and who has directed the film April Showers (which is based on the event), will also be participating.  The event is dubbed “Colorado Rising,” which I think is a very positive way of describing the future of school safety.

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