Four Columbine High School teachers were students the day of the April 20, 1999 shooting

[@elise6240]

That woman that took in the kids- omg someone find her and thank her

[@Davrainbow]

This was 20 years ago so she has probably passed away by now ):

[@michaelacaleb7919]

Davrainbow Lmao that’s not true! Why do you assume she was an old lady?

[@Davrainbow]

@@michaelacaleb7919 Oh sorry. I thought he said she was old. She's probably in her 50s or 60s

[@rosiellagrace]

Virtually everyone who lived across from the school opened their homes that day; there's video from someone bringing sheets and towels out [and literally the sheets from her bed] to help the wounded. A LOT of average citizens became heros that day.

[@brookemorgan9871]

My sister grandmother lasted till 100 yr old

[@woodlandcritters2]

When the guy mentioned his brother being in the library my heart dropped for just a second

[@all4bees]

Omfg same...

[@NahB0ii]

Fuxking same

[@dinh5532]

Sorry, why did your heart drop?

[@isabel4979]

dinh the library is where 10 out of the 12 students were killed

[@tammybenjamin1442]

same

[@Moni-xt4zd]

The first woman, the way she said she apologized to her parents for not calling them first, was so heartwrenching because she like feels guilty for being in a state of panic and not knowing what to do.

[@linnyroro3177]

Monica Shmonica I think she is the reason I started crying because she did blame herself but I don’t think any kid that just witnessed that horror would be thinking straight at that very moment. Not even now with the drills they do, do I believe that my kids would think straight to call me right away, text me maybe because they do take their phones with them, it’s just something I have them do but they put them on silent just in case something like this happened I would start calling them. Sometimes being a parent is the biggest blessing and biggest curse all in one because you love your kids beyond life yourself but then to love another person that much, can be so damaging to not only you but that child also because you are afraid to let go and let them grow and see the world around them. I’m not one to hide anything from my kids but that’s mainly because we are a military family and know that tomorrow is not promised.

[@Elong.]

Monica Shmonica she was is shock so I’m sure her parents understood 😢

[@smelliott.k]

she my geography teacher and shes talked a little about this in class and she is the sweetest person i have ever met and she loves her kids so so much

[@patohardoy6224]

@@smelliott.k ANd she's also beautiful 😍. You are lucky

[@mydarlingmalfoy_7827]

it’s a scary situation, we’ve had a shooting threat at my old high school, but for safety reasons no one can use their phones, especially not to call, we have to be as quiet as possible. it’s so scary that this is the way we live today

[@tysontitus3332]

i really admire that lady who accepted all those kids into the house not knowing what is even going on it saddens me i never heard of her

[@stefansnellgrove]

Right real hero

[@Evann3697]

I wonder where she is now

[@cautionTosser]

no (good) parent seeing a child/teen in distress could do any less. it's just instinct.

[@ambzerambzer8800]

That’s very true, I barely ever answer my door, let alone trust any randoms with my phone or in my house

[@abbydupuis4759]

She deserves way more respect.

[@Kristiekins2]

The survivor's guilt that first woman has is really insane. Like, she was a teenager, it was a traumatic situation, and she thinks she needs to apologize to her parents for how she behaved? I feel so bad for her.

[@theseproblemsmatter1]

Kristie McDonald The poor soul

[@MadisonSpearslol]

That’s not survivors guilt that’s her realizing the severity of the situation after it happened

[@c.l.1820]

Nothing she said was anything like survivors guilt.

[@JabezGill]

To you and the 2.2k people that liked this. That isn’t survivors guilt. She wasn’t apologizing to her parents because she felt guilty about surviving- she was apologizing because she didn’t realize the gravity of the situation and the effect it had on her parents and it sounds like (she was probably in shock) that she was dismissive (pretty common with teenagers) of the events and of her parents emotions that day... after becoming a teacher and having her own children she realized how hard it had all been for her parents and that’s why she apologized.

[@birdysayhi]

@@JabezGill yup this. Also there's something thats called second hand trauma and its something their parents have.

[@woodlandcritters2]

Kind of crazy how no one back then thought of it being a shooting, but nowadays if I even hear someone drop a book in the hallway my first instinct is to run edit: oh my god if y’all don’t stop arguing in my replies i’m gonna LOSE MY MIND, this ESPECIALLY goes out to BRANDON who’s been arguing for what?? a YEAR NOW?? PLEASE go get a life brandon omg

[@Majorbrownfinger]

Ellie Cooper that’s a little over dramatic

[@maya-ny6vn]

Brandon it’s a hyperbole but honestly I agree with them whenever I hear a loud noise my first thought is ‘it’s a gun, where do I go’

[@Majorbrownfinger]

Maya how is it a hyperbole if you start the next sentence with “but honestly” and then you repeat the original comment. If I heard a book drop at school I wouldn’t panic. Loud noises happen jeez you guys are really being quit dramatic. If someone starts smoking a cigarette is your first instinct to stop drop and roll. The chances of a school shooting happening in your school is actually pretty low. I’m not saying you shouldn’t think about some sort of exit strategy just in case god forbid one did happen, but you shouldn’t be in fear for your life everyday. We are all far more likely to die in a car crash especially teenagers.

[@mistastealyogirlll]

Brandon it’s not.

[@GothBatty]

Ellie Cooper 😹

[@aleahc1379]

I didn't know the teachers all lined up and made a sheild in front of the students. Thats.... Heart breaking.

[@BasedinReality1984]

Aleah C137 ......... they didn’t

[@BasedinReality1984]

@@lymanhoward5996 nah they didnt

[@elliemcdonald2884]

carlo did u even watch the video, yes they did

[@robinadams2782]

carlo Just get off of KZbin please

[@liinovibez8397]

heart breaking, but at the same time heart warming

[@rowanmelton7643]

Imagine being one of the shooters parents, worried about your child's safety only to find out your kid is one of the killers

[@blancabarrett5913]

You should watch her videos speaking on it. It’s very sad.

[@kayla_max]

@@blancabarrett5913 what’s the video called?

[@Ladydia1971]

@@kayla_max I just watched her Ted talk. It’s very heartbreaking .

[@Supermanfan99]

Eric’s dad knew he was the shooter immediately

[@BlackGirlLovesAnime6]

Yea that’s a tough pill to swallow. It would be at that moment that I would have to mentally and spiritually separate myself from my child.

[@hannahlacy255]

“My friend he was in the library” My heart dropped

[@Christopher._M]

@@G.P_Gang i want to say she has a lot of hair!!!!! It's nice

[@purplevoncreep9920]

Yall really being thirsty in the comments of a collinbine video

[@everettlethem6747]

it seems like the library is the worst place to be.

[@SjofnBM1989]

@@G.P_Gang that's super innapropriate dude

[@sammcclain3778]

Benjamin Williamson no the fact that the person said the girls pfp was pretty and low-key flirting. Not what comment she had made

[@laurenbri690]

“The unthinkable has happened” & now it’s so normal. Heartbreaking.

[@abialston8476]

It’s not even shocking anymore when another mass shooting is reported on the news

[@ilovenoodles7483]

These are the last days. The days right Jesus returns these violent things are happening more often. It is prophesied and it's happening. We need to turn to God.

[@leaspeer3323]

I love noodles there’s a time and place for everything. (Ecclesiastes 3) and this comment is not the place.

[@Kmmk467]

I love noodles those last days have been happening for centuries, they say the same thing for every single war, every tragedy, every natural disaster... the world evolves whether it be bad or good this is just the next chapter.

[@girlinabox1943]

I'd say it's far from normal.

[@Kristina-hx6vk]

As a teacher, I have this fear that one of my students asks to go to the bathroom, but then an active shooter comes and my student is trying to get back into the classroom and I have to make the call whether to open the door to have them run in or leave it shut. No one should be AFRAID to go to school.

[@AlphaMacho]

Jody Schmuckatelli 🙏

[@sleepyearth]

A question to teachers. What do you think of the govt wanting teachers to carry guns to schools?

[@sewageseth7805]

off-kilter a horrible idea.

[@twitterlegend5066]

you leave the door shut, nobody gets in other than the cops. Trying to get that student back endangers everybody else

[@Kristina-hx6vk]

Twitter Legend well, obviously. that’s the part of it’s that’s a nightmare. leaving an innocent kid out in the hall is a terrible choice to have to make

[@geekista]

They became teachers, it's so admirable and brave...

[@acdesegurgels8663]

Being a teacher is unskilled labour no specialization required

[@chris-pp5df]

@@acdesegurgels8663 yeah but after this happened? Its admirable that they did this

[@davidhalata3936]

@Acdese Gurgles You’re ignorant. It sure does require specialization. Not only does it require a bachelor’s degree but patience & enthusiasm. Something not a lot of people have.

[@cheyennev8881]

@@acdesegurgels8663 Says the person who most likely doesnt even have a G.E.D

[@cemsen5460]

@@acdesegurgels8663 yet arguably the most important job on the planet

[@joshoutlaw4948]

I can feel their heart racing faster and faster the more they’re talking about it. It’s making me feel like I can’t breathe.

[@christinestephens191]

Empaths

[@whychoooseausername4763]

You can always breathe through it. Count to 8 during an inspiration, and count to 8 again during the expiration. Feel your lungs fill in and out, listen to your heart beat, think about your toes and fingers and take consiousness of your whole inwards until you reach your core. And continue to breathe.

[@mina8495]

Ikr.. Especially the first woman

[@meo21626]

why chooose a user name ? Thanks

[@madisonhusker7048]

why chooose a user name ? Thank you so much.

[@yummyjackalmeat]

Wow, they did the interview in the library. Something is so ominous about that.

[@VintageRose75]

yummyjackalmeat No, actually, that library is a new building close to the memorial wall built for the victims, but separate from the main building. Ironically, the school had just done a lot of renovation right before the shooting. But, since most of the deaths were in the library, afterwards, they removed the library and opened it up into an atrium.

[@jpetteys3801]

Vintage Rose i didn’t know this, thank you

[@Lisa_Uncensored]

Regardless where the library is now it’s still a bit creepy

[@Prrrrtt]

@@VintageRose75 Since the library was directly on top of the cafeteria and has since been removed, the cafeteria now has very tall ceilings.

[@VintageRose75]

Rob Kimble Yes. thank you...I forgot to mention that part. It helps to visualize it.

[@sofialloret7476]

They must be so strong. I can’t imagine walking back into that building with those memories in the back of my mind

[@cammybear-x]

Sofia Lulla right

[@ryanpurplenintendoeater9869]

I would want to get far away as I can not go back

[@theseproblemsmatter1]

Sofia Lulla This is what gets me

[@kgrimes842]

Exactly! No way i could work in the place where i know my friends and classmates were killed or almost died

[@jingles123456789ify]

Didn't they tear down and rebuild the school? Like Newtown?

[@ashleyhill2969]

The third lady saying that it felt like the teachers were a shield hit me. Teachers do not sign up for that, but they did it anyway to protect their students. Someone else’s baby, with the chance of leaving their own behind.

[@771shadowolf]

she probabaly looked at the them the same.

[@fv1363]

If I was a child to that teacher I feel like I would be in so much mixed emotions. Angry and sad my parent would risk their life. But also would see them as a hero. I feel so much for the families and children of teachers who have passed protecting their students from shooters. They are true hero’s

[@michaellovely6601]

Noel Sudano said that on their first day back to Columbine High School in the fall of 1999 that parents and teachers lined the sidewalk to shield the students from the media coverage as they made their way into the building.

[@misterb1132]

@Eric Harris That's pretty sick, man.

[@ajx2956]

Yes

[@macyhowalt9892]

you can hear the first girl how she’s struggling to breathe because of the stress of talking about it. :(

[@dutchkel]

Trauma yes

[@macyhowalt9892]

Lenny Bruiser what

[@cerys1111]

Lenny Bruiser shut up you sociopath

[@shinyhunteralana2297]

2k like

[@ilyssahagood8387]

Yes

[@evano486]

One of the things that is so sad about this is that when she said “I still didn’t understand what was going on. I was 16, how much could I understand?” I realized that for them school shootings wasn’t normal. Now I, or any other student, would now exactly what was going on.

[@FuzionBranz]

Evan O'Dwyer She mentioned her age because teenagers are still not entirely mentally developed and it’s hard to understand many things at that age let alone something of such magnitude. Obviously teens are more keen to what a shooting in particular would be like nowadays but that is because it’s become more common.

[@chromehorizon7781]

I would have no idea what to do in such a case but luckily i don't have to know because i can feel safe in school in my country. Really sorry that you have had to accept it as something almost "normal", and that you actually need to have drills and stuff to prepare. No one should have to go through something like that :/

[@dutchkel]

I graduated in 99 and this was a huge news event that really shocked everyone and nobody understood why these guys did it. This is when everyone became hyper aware. Now it is commonplace :(

[@evano486]

MusicMan no, you’re reaching.

[@sym3125]

That’s how I felt about 9/11. I was in 8th grade. Like I knew what happened but I didn’t understand the Severity of it

[@sandymendoza7130]

I used to wait on Christopher at a near by restaurant. I knew he was teaching at Columbine. I never knew he had been a student there that day. Christopher if you happen to read this, I believe you had just gotten engaged the last time I saw you. I sincerely hope you are finding happiness in both your work and personal life. I will always remember you sitting for hours grading your papers.

[@natjo7739]

💜💘❤🧡💚🤗

[@Juniebeaniebaby101]

awh this is a warming message.

[@sidniharrington1320]

As a student of the class of 2020, I can say that Cris and his now wife are very happy together. And he is always over a stack of papers to grade when he isn’t teaching his class or helping his students.

[@sandymendoza7130]

@@sidniharrington1320 thank you for the update

[@mysticmarshmallow7581]

@@sidniharrington1320 I've always wanted to ask this- when you started going to CHS, did it feel weird to know that the school you were attending was infamous worldwide for the event that had previously occurred there?

[@JokesterVids]

*Deceased victims:* Cassie Bernall, 17; Steven Curnow, 14; Corey DePooter, 17; Kelly Fleming, 16; Matthew Kechter, 16; Daniel Mauser, 15; Daniel Rohrbough, 15; William "Dave" Sanders, 47 Rachel Scott, 17; Isaiah Shoels, 18; John Tomlin, 16; Lauren Townsend, 18, and Kyle Velasquez, 16 ❤️❤️

[@themapletree2310]

How

[@bigr1490]

@@themapletree2310 wdym how ?

[@dawggirl]

I remember that when it happened, I wrote all of their names down in a journal and wrote that I was so sorry this happened to them.

[@דודו-כ4כ]

@@themapletree2310 someone: is dead me: how someone: comes back to life

[@aaaaaa-nr5mo]

@@bigr1490 he probably meant to say wow but misspelled and it autocorrected to how or something like that

[@thestormchasingconservativ6999]

Rachel Scott.😇 Daniel Rohrbough.😇 Dave Sanders😇 Kyle Velasquez.😇 Steven Curnow.😇 Cassie Bernall.😇 Isaiah Shoels.😇 Matthew Kechter.😇 Lauren Townsend😇 Corey DePooter😇 Daniel Mauser😇 Kelly Fleming😇 John Tomlin😇 I cannot believe its been 20 years. I was in 10th grade here in kentucky when this happened. My multi-media/Science teacher turned on the TV and everyone in my class was sitting there in shock and it was so quiet in that room you couldn't even think straight....My entire school was sent home early around 1 p.m. that same week my entire school released balloons to honor the victims that died. We also released balloons for the victims families, victims that were injured, all of the students/teachers/staff at Columbine, and for the whole state of Colorado. From 4/20/99 to the time i graduated high school, there was no bullying going on in my school whatsoever... all the freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors were all there for each other... I just wish all the killings would stop in schools. (not just schools, but everywhere.) I wish everyone would get along and love each other. Life is too short to fight, kill and Bully. Rest In Peace to all the victims. *YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN*

[@Jenesaisquo]

Um, you forgot Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. EDIT: ALL OF YOU BITCHES COMING AT ME!!! I do not condone with what they they did, I just think that she should've put them there because they DIED TOO, and they also struggled through depression and stuff like that, but no, no one helped them, but just because I'm saying stuff like this doesn't mean I like what they did or condone it, nor am I giving it a good reason why They HAVE shot up the school, because in the first place they shouldn't have.

[@bodybuild9768]

@@Jenesaisquo They are monsters. They killed innocent kids.

[@loes3000]

Idiotic AshLeY! She said victims. They were the perps. Cut it out dumbass.

[@Jenesaisquo]

@@bodybuild9768 they died too though, and they're not monsters, they were depressed and we're apparently outcasts and were picked on by the jocks, they knew they were doing something wrong. And I feel like Dylan klebold regretted it when he did that.

[@Jenesaisquo]

@@loes3000 they died too, they shot themselves, stop being so mad over me saying that, you don't have to be so butthurt because I said that she should put Eric and Dylan, you crackhead, getting high off pixie sticks.

[@loudloveen]

They had to endure a war-like situation without any training and while in their teens. How incredibly traumatic! It's very heroic of them to become teachers.

[@loudloveen]

@@aocplusme5676 😘

[@loudloveen]

@Robert Blake You say so because you're too thick to comprehend.

[@32123ABCBA]

@Robert Blake they literally had to walk out of school shouting and failed bombing. They actually shed snipers on rooftops Trageting the building- idk how this isn’t war like. Maybe not the worst war but definitely war like

[@32123ABCBA]

@Robert Blake fine is this better? It’s like being caught in a FBI raid

[@32123ABCBA]

@Robert Blake I sippose

[@NinaZuccaro0824]

Seeing a lot of comments pitying Eric and Dylan (shooters) for being victims of bullying who needed help. Here to remind you that witnesses, including teachers, claim that the boys had a big friend group that kept to themselves. No witnesses or evidence suggest that they were bullied. Video tapes recorded by Eric and Dylan, journals, and witness testimonies of what they said during the shooting suggest that they hated popular kids for their interests. Not because they were bullied by them. STOP ASSUMING THAT ALL SCHOOL SHOOTERS ARE VICTIMS OF BULLYING!

[@LangBellsChannel]

even then it's not an excuse. I've been bullied and wouldn't murder people.

[@theasian24601]

Plus they were reports that they were actually the ones who yelled insults at random people for no reason

[@kierrarankins]

there was a study that came out in 2003, which proved that Eric was a psychopath and if he hadn’t been killed that day, he probably would have done something much worse in the future. and it said that Dylan was depressed and followed in Eric’s lead because it gave him a sense of purpose.

[@Jessa8891]

Kierra, I wasn’t he’s a documentary about that.

[@ktmarie7383]

Kierra what could be worse then what he did?

[@Supremebean303]

I went to Columbine ten years after everything happened. Mr. Welsh was a student teacher while I was there and I respect him so much. The heart and passion all these teachers have to still be apart of the Columbine community is admirable.

[@alejandraaguilar0726]

He’s now my study hall teacher 🙂

[@analieseperrien23]

he was my brothers teacher last year :) hes a great guyt and hes hilarious and is always happy

[@MitchellShilling]

There was a school shooting committed by a 15-year-old sophomore at a high school near my hometown in Michigan in November 2021, leaving 4 dead. It was very hard for me to fully process because I had friends who I went to school with that ended moving to or grew up in Oxford, Michigan, not to mention I had been to that area multiple times growing up. My condolences to your friends and families that were destroyed because of what Dylan and Eric did. That was absolutely not okay what those two guys did.

[@stephanieu5817]

The teachers lining up to protect the kids, the people opening their homes to get the kids safe, these all people contribute to making the world LESS polluted with evil, angry hearted souls

[@harpergrace5846]

The loss of a child is a parents worse nightmare... RIP to everyone who lost their life that day

[@trinitylivingston1286]

So sad and to the people who were there when it happened!

[@squarecrayon]

@Troy Krentz what? it's not that person's fault it happens. fuck you. it's not the citizen's fault this shit happens.

[@sleepyontime5513]

I can’t imagine, I cry just thinking about my mom losing me and the pain she’d go through.

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

@@sleepyontime5513 Yup. Now imagine being the parents of Eric and Dylan! 😳 Sue Klebold is the only one of the four who openly talks about it - and *very* actively so - but I've found her discussions/talks/presentations offer extremely helpful insight into the whole situation...to the point where I've actually found the nerve to be annoyed at the other three parents for not doing the same.

[@danielseaburg9763]

if only their kids hadn't bullied the Col kids...but let's not talk about parenting, let's blame ''muh guns'' instead.

[@hankaunamatototota8211]

That must’ve been terrifying. My heart goes out to anyone who was effected by this event.

[@HanJuega]

Dude I swear I have Dream with u

[@arch4ngel]

HanJuega I was expecting a comment exactly like yours

[@HanJuega]

@@arch4ngel lol we both have dream with him

[@BriaBarrows]

i know...

[@charlottefahren2979]

I was a student in California. To a lesser extent (obvious) yet still was affected/effected. (Class of 2000) been praying for the people in this video, sporadically for years.

[@sarahwilson3293]

the most chilling part to me is when he said “some students ran by the classroom and yelled, this isn’t a drill”. i know it’s one thing to hear it from your teachers (and i’m not invalidating any of these survivors) but to hear other kids tell you your life is in danger... i can’t even imagine.

[@honeyglowwww2091]

The logic that the 3rd woman has as to why she became a teacher... seeing her teachers make a shield and feeling safe.... that broke my heart. Edit for clarification: 3rd person to speak, the second woman. 😢😓

[@tristanegbert]

Jessica Ramos 3rd woman? there’s only two

[@honeyglowwww2091]

Tristan E. I made an edit for clarification. Thanks for the call out :)

[@smelliott.k]

shes my counsellor and i love her so much she's amazing

[@michaellovely6601]

@@tristanegbert Noelle Sudano is her name. She's the woman wearing a gray dress and knee-high boots.

[@ShainaCilimberg]

At least one teacher sacrificed her life for her students during Sandy Hook

[@jooyeon1926]

Wow so brave to go back to the school to teach! God bless you all!

[@crissyd3836]

They did heavy renovations after the shooting. The library was moved, different flooring and wall colors were used. It looks completely different from April 20th, 1999.

[@shelbybabinski8367]

Crissy D April 20th. 1999 not the 19th

[@jooyeon1926]

@@crissyd3836 Still the same grounds

[@aprildannettegosa5381]

@@crissyd3836 You can change the look of the school but it will always be there but I applaud these young people for taking their school back it is their school and they deserve to be able to go back there those 2 punks will never be able to take that from them Good wins over Evil

[@aprildannettegosa5381]

the memory will always be with the survivors but they have survived and shown their strength Bravo to them

[@redelf_2935]

A lot of people here, including myself, grew up in a “post-columbine” America. We haven’t known anything other than lock down drills and a constant, underlying fear. Here in Florida the Parkland shooting hit, literally, too close to home. It was the first school shooting I was really able to fully process, finally being mature enough at the age of probably 12-13(seventh grade).There was an announcement over the intercom and the whole school was nearly silent for a week straight. It was a surreal experience to see the little sixth graders, fresh out of elementary school, witness something like that for the first time. Backpacks were banned for the rest of the year. We were taught to ignore a fire drill if the teacher hadn’t been notified about it beforehand. That’s right. Ignore the goddamn FIRE ALARM because the risk of kids dying from a fucking gunman is greater than the risk of them dying from a fire. Awesome. I’m nearly 15 now and a freshman in high school but there’s always that thought of “what if?” We recently had our first lockdown drill of the year and even the ultra-rowdy, loud kids were stone-faced and serious. Our innocence wasn’t “taken away from us” because it was ever there in the first place. My siblings were in fourth grade at the time of parkland. Imaging being in fucking FOURTH GRADE and hearing for the first time in your life that you are in fact not as safe as you believe and that people do shit like this. Thank you.

[@brookemcentire8648]

dude me too i live pretty close to sandy hook and i was in second or third grade (im a freshman too) and i remember when all of a sudden we codes on every door with no explanation and no one was allowed to talk about it because some kids didnt know and being terrified for 3 months that i would die

[@chromehorizon7781]

So sorry that you have to fear like that i couldnt imagine how it would have to be to be afraid of being shot every day for years and having to go through drills. I live in germany and i remember how we always used to joke about if a school shooter ever came (which is so unlikely here that its more of a joke) they would just have to press the fire alarm but i NEVER EVER would have thought of this being an actual situation which students in america have to prepare for and that is just SO sad

[@ppsauce8053]

at our school, if the fire alarm rings a teacher is supposed to open the door and make sure everything is ok before we go

[@bruh-bh3kk]

thats a good thing, a lot of kids died that day BECAUSE they didnt have the knowledge or fear put into them of "what if" situations. youre lucky to be alive in an era that makes kids aware of the MANY dangers of this world.

[@jennymarie7153]

me too. i live a hour away from parkland. so horrible. every shooting is so horrible.

[@ScoobyDoozy]

The PTSD suffered by the first woman..shattering. Her pace of breathing, 100 stories at once, her guilt and shame, the tiny details she remembers so acutely…I hope they are all continuing to heal since this interview, especially with the number of mass school shootings happening seemingly weekly. Love and peace to them.

[@charleswaqa]

I wish someone created a film based on the Columbine High School massacre and portrayed the film through different the perspectives of the students.

[@MischievousSalma]

There is a very similar indie film called "Elephant". It's not based on the exact events and names where changed, but was inspired by Columbine and it's shooters. It's really good and came out a while back.

[@dafg1119]

There is one called, "i'm not ashamed" I would 100% recommend it

[@charleswaqa]

salma loera thank youu

[@charleswaqa]

Dafne Gonzalez I’ll check it out thankuuu

[@jem6916]

There’s one called “home room” not sure if it had anything to do with Columbine but a really good movie anyway.

[@tylershep4220]

I had the pleasure of the middle two being my teachers in freshman and junior year. They're such genuine people that love the school. Columbine has such a strong community thanks to people like them. Thank you, Mrs. Cooke and Mr. Welsh. You're the best.

[@tararamos1677]

Amazing people! And to think they definitely definitely became teachers and specifically teachers in that school to help children is nothing short of heroic. God bless them

[@em7626]

Miss Cooke and Miss Sudano are honestly such amazing people

[@mary._.yamborghini]

isn't it sad that they all remember not really taking it seriously but if they were hs students in2019 they'd for sure would've known what was up

[@joyling5976]

Maryam Hussain you’re not thinking about the facts properly. What they heard was a fire alarm... that’s why they didn’t take it seriously!! The ones who did hear the gun shots ran for their lives, as one of them said. HS students today would react lazy to a fire alarm too, unless they heard the gunshots. I remember Columbine very well. Did you live through this time?

[@AmeliaHaych]

Joy Ling that’s true I was in high school in 2016 and even then when we would hear a fire alarm we would just be like “ohh not again” in a lazy manner we would just be annoyed that we would have to get up and go outside and other kids were excited because it meant no lesson time. Nobody ever thought there would actually be a fire or anything.

[@keira_nd]

everyone in my school is too hesitant to leave the room when the fire alarm goes off unexpectedly and we don’t leave the room til the teacher says it’s okay. ever since parkland it’s just terrifying.

[@wompwomp6791]

Joy Ling whenever a fire alarm goes off at my school my brain goes to instant panic “somethings on fire” “theres somebody in the building” even though it’s almost always a drill

[@anaklusmos-riptide6601]

At our school they always tell us when any drill is happening, so that we know what’s happening whenever an announcement or alarm happens.

[@katshort5048]

My high school was built with the hallways curved, specifically in case there was ever someone unsafe trying to shoot down the hall it wouldn't be a straight shot.

[@cheyennadasher5052]

reminds me of trench warfare

[@Melmeltheclown]

@@2pacalypseish How?

[@chelseafcrocks82]

That's genuinely insane, what a terrifying third world country the US is

[@cennix]

@@chelseafcrocks82 I know. I remember I was little I waned to live there. now that I'm older I say fuck you to America. it's a very fucked up country. sorry not sorry

[@bryantcuriel1641]

That's both smart and stupid, smart because as you said it wont let bullets travel that far, but stupid because if there is someone running from a shooter and there happens to be a 2nd shooter on the other side the kid will not know till it's to late due to not being able to see past the curve

[@brooklynnielsen9593]

They literally all have the most beautiful eyes, what the heck

[@amandab8956]

brooklyn Nielsen my exact thoughts!

[@courtneyleanne6405]

@@amandab8956 Mine too lol

[@nanidistler347]

They saw something horrific, and lived past it with strength. So they’re eyes are amazing. (I usually hate deep comments like this, so sorry)

[@yiela_]

...

[@shannon2748]

@@nanidistler347 I love your comment. That's a good way of thinking. Sad eyes are the most beautiful.

[@reneeca5696]

20 Years later, and school shootings are still happening...my son will graduate from High School this year, and although we live in a very small rural town, his school has practice shooting drills and has a full-time Police Officer present on campus, and has had a couple of what have turned out to be bogus threats. Because he is graduating in June, I should be letting out a big sigh of relief, but my older son has blessed me with a granddaughter. She will be entering the school system in just a few short years. It is unreal to me that we as parents and grandparents, as a society have moved into the realms of having to worry that our kids are in danger when they are doing something so seemingly normal as going to school.😢

[@omgxbianca92]

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[@omgxbianca92]

We really enjoyed everything just the other ones that

[@themadrapper101]

They started the school shooting drills after Columbine. I remember cause I was in school then.

[@reneeca5696]

@@themadrapper101 seriously? They only started them here where we live in CA this past year!!

[@SuperCoalBlox]

They just started school shooting drills in my state as it was just passed as a law in Illinois and we have cops on campus also.

[@bantilicious7900]

I admire these four people. They experienced the Columbine massacre first hand, and went to the school. They all work there as teachers now. I admire them so much, because everyday, they must walk through those corridors, and remember everything, every single day. That is courage and perseverance at its finest. If we had more people like these and less people like the perpetrators of this event which I will not name, the world could be a much better place. I am sorry to those who have been affected by this event and any similar events. I hope the victims are resting in peace.

[@trinitylivingston1286]

I don't think I would ever have the courage to do that. Wow.

[@shannon2748]

@@trinitylivingston1286 I wouldn't either because I have anxiety issues. I'd be having night terrors.

[@bantilicious7900]

Trinity Livingston not many would tbh, is why I admire them!

[@trinitylivingston1286]

+Bantilicious +lovelyvegan princess I know many students in my grade who would've protected the teacher during one and I know many teachers who would've protected their students. My favorite teachers (their like a mother and father to me than my parents) still work at that school, I have only visited once. I remember walking in there and there being a door buzzer on the wall outside the inside of the building and there were around 3 police officers there and I'm pretty sure they had guns or something on them (I'm pretty sure that was either the end of last month or beginning of this one.) I just don't understand why most schools don't take threats seriously and than some other kid ends up dead. Infuriates me. I only heard one joke/whatever about a school shooting though, they were planning on shooting up the school and I thought "well this must be teenage humor, right?" Turns out I was right, they just had dark humor, but I didn't report it. I used to be scared of some of those people, but after last year, we're pals. Anyway, when I was a senior, my mom told my younger brother, sister, and I to be more aware of your surroundings. Like if you hear someone talking about suicide, shooting up the school, or anything else, report it. Also, any odd behavior in any of your classmates. Two teachers (my favorites) kept a closeish eye on me for awhile after I had a breakdown from having some undiagnosed mental illnesses, losing my grandma, bullying issues, and other things. It was great though because when half my classmates were picking on me, the other half and the teacher defended me. I'd say that I had some issues, just needed some counseling. Whenever I had a breakdown or any fit of rage towards anyone when they ticked me off, I'd never use a weapon even if I had a kitchen knife in my hand from clearing/setting the table or my pocket knife in my pocket (have to open packages somehow.) I just don't understand how you can get to that mentality, even with bullying and such or how someone would be able to do it, how someone could get so crazy. I was beat up and everything, but never thought of using one of my dad's guns to shoot up a school.

[@brittneymoreland1610]

I second that!!!!

[@brookehamilton678]

Here in Canada, we recently had a shooting in Nova Scotia. 19 people were killed, but the entire country was hit by this. I can’t imagine how it feels being in a country where shootings is a normal occurrence

[@henrymudgett2646]

It really isn’t that common To be honest, when you go to British Columbia, and spend a week or more in Vancouver, You should expect to hear at least one story per week about gang violence or activities in Surrey. Sometimes even in more northern regions.

[@brookehamilton678]

Henry Mudgett if kids are being taught in schools what to do in a shooting, it’s far too normal of an occurrence for me. There’s plenty of gang violence in Canada, I live in Ontario. Full of it, however that’s quite different than going to school and being taught what to do if there’s a shooter

[@bloob7671]

hey, nova scotian here. i live about 15-20 minutes away from where the shooting happened and it is still messing me up to this day (i knew one person personally and another was on my bus). 22 people were killed i believe and i don't think i've ever felt this shaken up before, as i already had a fear of shootings (i have anxiety disorder :/) but the whole thing really messed me up. especially since the rmcp didn't release information until the morning after and they didn't send out an emergency alert. my mom and dad were driving while it was happening and when the rcmp released that he was on the run, i nearly had an anxiety attack and immediately called my parents. shootings are so fucked up.

[@themapletree2310]

Honestly I wish I was Canadian America is really unsafe

[@shizenkv]

​@@bloob7671 another nova scotian here. i also live extremely close to where the shooting happened and i'm still messed up over how they didn't send out an emergency alert. for many years i've bussed and walked by the place that the shooter allegedly worked at countless times, obviously without a second thought, which is freaky to think about now. the rcmp by where i live also had a memorial up for the longest time for the officer that tragically lost her life during the shooting. she was the wife of one of my old high school teachers and i can't even begin to imagine what the families of the victims are going through. my heart goes out to those affected by shootings. the world is terrifying.

[@blueberry_shortcake]

Ik I remember when popping a bag of chips in the cafeteria was funny and now everyone freaks out

[@bcraven5532]

Probably get suspended for it nowadays

[@cami3616]

Kids do this at my school and they always shout “GET DOWN” it was pretty funny but the fact that the sound of a bag popping is now perceived into gunshots is sad

[@TheLegendOfTheFall22]

My freind gave me a popper in class and told me the string had already been pulled and told me to pull nothing would happen so I proceeded, the popper poped and I freaked out cause I didnt expect it to go off again and my teacher aswell freaked out almost fal lk ing off his chair and looked at me with a dare stare and I amiedelty became apologetic and I guess he brushed it off cause I was a straight A student

[@Mike33422]

When I was in high school I used to pop milk cartons I would stomp on it and it would make a popping noise and no one freaked out

[@pixilno]

@@Mike33422 may i ask what years u were in highschool

[@adamartinmusic]

I can hear them gasp for air as they recall, as they remember what happened that day and i just can't help but admire them for going back to their high school. my heart goes out to anyone personally affected.

[@BasedinReality1984]

Ada Martin they obviously love talking about it and remembering it, otherwise they all wouldn’t have decided to become teachers and teach there. Dont get confused. These guys love the attention, they would be mini celebrities at there school.

[@autumnsnoop]

why would anyone want to talk about a school shooting that they survived. they don't want to have to remember what happened but unfortunately they do. they probably wanted to go back and teach at the school because they want to be somewhere they know and even though something bad happened they tell their story to prevent it from happening again. They probably don't want the attention they get

[@BasedinReality1984]

Autumn Snoop if they were so traumatised by it they wouldn’t have decided to spend their whole lives working here 😂😂. And yes I do believe they like talking about it, it’s kinda the biggest thing to ever happen at the school and they were a part of it!! and everyone there knows this fact . Don’t be naive lol ........ they enjoy the attention it brings them and working at the school it happened in maximises this attention literally daily. All the students and other teachers would know who they are and they would get a certain amount of extra respect for this, especially from curious wide eyed students constantly asking them about it etc THEY BLOODY LOVE IT!! I bet they get treated like the high school equivalent of a war hero. They’re Sickos actually the more think about it lol

[@kitwalker8114]

The second guy tells his story extremely well, I got chills.

[@caylenalms4941]

The second guy was actually my AP world history teacher last year (sorry for a random reply so late) Mr. Welsh...honestly changed my life. The best teacher i have ever had the pleasure of being in class with.

[@abbyr5127]

@@caylenalms4941 he seems like such a genuine guy despite what he went through!

[@hollymarie6764]

I can absolutely understand the first lady’s emotions when she talked about not understanding fully until becoming a parent. Perspective changes so much when you think of your own children ever having to endure something so horrific.

[@annemiller8227]

My daughter was 3 weeks old when Columbine happened. 9/11 happened 6 weeks before my 2nd daughter was born. I wondered what mad world I had brought my children into! Of course they're adults now and it's so hard to give them advice bc they constantly point out that the world I grew up in is nothing like the world they grew up in.

[@carriebizz]

Wow i dunno how they can be teacher's and especially at the school where it happened. Very strong brave people

[@rowanallison4814]

I cannot imagine what it was like for them to go back. My school suffered from 14 shooting/bomb threats from feb to April, one which put us in lockdown for 4 hours. Nothing even close to Columbine, but it definitely made me realize I wanted to be a teacher so I can be there for students since things like this happen way too often.

[@aglove275]

A lot of times victims hold onto a part of their trauma as like a touchstone. They feel connected to the school even if its subconsciously. It's almost like Stockholm syndrome. I just know that's the case for some.

[@sofiavallieres6058]

Andrew Cisneros how are they assholes?? The only assholes were the shooters! These 4 people were the victims of a horrific shooting.

[@brooklyn2537]

Andrew Cisneros, check where you’re getting your information, they were not bullied at all and were in fact popular, they decided to ruin life’s not the victims

[@KukkyPandey]

@@brooklyn2537 Check *your* facts. Im not trying to sympathize with the shooters, because they dont deserve it, they along with many students were severely bullied. Bullying was a huge problem in Columbine and it was rampant. I think you're sourcing Dave Cullen. Dave Cullen is the most inaccurate source of the tragedy. Neither dylan or eric were popular. At all. They were outcasts, like alot of their friends. I reccomend you read Brooks Brown's book about columbine. He was friends with both of the shooters as well as many of the victims. He knew what it was like to be a student there.

[@LilacCalandra]

This is the true definition of giving back to your community. These 4 teachers are beyond heroic and brave. God bless them and the families still dealing with the aftermath of the Colombine shooting.

[@tayladunn7490]

Couldn’t imagine what they’ve all been through after that ! 🙏🏾🥺

[@i_7274]

I can’t ever imagine the feeling of seeing your classmates , people you grew up with die in front of you and seeing the people who you saw everyday become killers .....

[@771shadowolf]

couldnt imagine, friends, maybe other bullies or kids you did not get along with, ex gfs, crushes

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

What shocks me is the pure dedication those four have. Just imagine. The word trigger seems like a joke, but it's serious. A specific sound, a familiar sight, and your mind instantly flashes back to that traumatic moment. You get caught in a panic attack, your whole body freezing and withdrawn within. It's no wonder why most survivors never set foot in the place where the incident happened again. Yet these four chose to walk back in to that place every. single. day. The amount of respect I have for their will and determination cannot be understated.

[@TheAmazingHuman-Man2]

There was a school shooting at my college. There were only two large classrooms in that specific building so they just closed it and made it staff only. Kinda annoyed me though. Felt like they were letting the shooter win or something by closing that building to students. Idk I’m sure that was the right decision though. They ended up moving my 2 classes to the library, which was a much worse learning environment for those specific courses.

[@veggypeggy6252]

All it takes is one second to flip your world upside down. Stay grateful for who you have. These people are so strong. If that happened to me I don’t think I could ever go back. Bless them.

[@kellykujawa89]

Very well said! I totally agree.

[@Dapryor]

Well said.

[@志瑜杨]

“I was 16, how much could I understand?” It’s sad that when I was 16, I could completely understand. It’s worse that even younger kids today can completely understand.

[@joshuaharper8298]

Not trying to be rude but if you were in that situation you'd might not know what's happening

[@志瑜杨]

@@joshuaharper8298 No I meant that sadly, times have changed. I don't blame them for not knowing what was going on. I just think it is sad that because I am younger than they are, I would've known what was happening. Because I had heard of more school shootings than they did at the same age.

[@Vulture2918]

No they haven't, im currently 18 and and trust me even me now im an idiot, the reason they look back on this is because they are older and realize they were young and dumb the older you get thr more ull realize how vulnerable u were

[@gordym253]

"1999" someone drops books, or starts running: meh its nothing. "2019" someone drops books, or starts running, SCHOOL SHOOTING!!! *panics* shows how much has been changed good and bad.

[@skylandry2946]

@Sorrious Sad it sadly does happen now adays kids are terrified of being cought up in one.

[@peterdragon6367]

@Sky Landry ya because the media instills fear in people

[@Moo-2310]

I don't care about running or loud noises. You should try being in my school for a day, there'll be like 10 'school shootings'

[@spunchbob8018]

@@Moo-2310 ok then this comment wasn’t for you

[@sojingames5305]

Sometimes our school would have balloon decorations. One day a few of them popped and we all kind of just bolted out the next exit and refused to enter the buliding til the principal had come out and told us that it was just kids popping balloons

[@maxxh5331]

Timestamps in case it helps 0:00 - Mandy Cooke 3:10 - Cristofer Welsh 8:02 - Noel Sudano 10:51 - Zachary Martin

[@masha5173]

Thank you

[@8Dmovielover]

Thanks!

[@sailorchiaki]

I graduated high school two years ago, but my sophomore year, there was this kid who had mutual friends of mine, and one day we heard he got suspended seemingly out of nowhere. There were tons of rumors that he had plans to shoot up the school or that he’d brought a gun to school, but it wound up being on the news that he had made a kill list. It was absolutely horrifying to even imagine. He had some mental issues as well and his father owned a few guns. The threat was taken very seriously and we had the day off from school following his suspension. After he came back, I forced myself to be nice to him and never brought up the situation. He was joking about it though, actually telling you yes or no if you were on the list, and he also said we should be thanking him for getting us a day off from school. So terrifying, I hope I never meet him again.

[@cee_el]

Wait so he made a kill list and even went on the news but that was it? He only got a suspension? Wtf

[@kadeehusfelt9454]

I made a quote on quote kill list. It was just a list of kids who bullied me though. I had no intention of hurting anyone at any point in time. It was never a thought. It was just kids I didn’t like. Lol. I was suspended indefinitely following a psych evaluation. Which I passed and stuff. But just saying. Kids aren’t always as crazy as they seem. I also answered kids if they were on it or not. But there was only like 4 or 5 kids on it. They called all those kids down to the office and Called their parents and shit. It was wild. I understand why now as I’m older. This was in 6th grade. But yeah.

[@snowflakebuttonsworld9268]

One time I was in a lockdown drill and this one kid told me that I was going to die, and then another kid made a ruler look like a gun and pretended to shoot me. Neither of them got in trouble.

[@blykem6420]

@@kadeehusfelt9454 Uh yeah that’s not fucking normal behavior. You’re insane.

[@ambrieyellesings508]

It’s truly terrifying when you realize that this was only one of MANY school shootings that have happened. So much so that it’s not nearly as shocking as it was 20 years ago. No one knew back then just how serious it actually was. Now, things are different. A student can be sitting in a classroom and hear a door slam and automatically think someone’s got a gun. It’s a relief for me to be out of high school but I worry every day for my siblings and cousins.

[@Chloho]

I'm a senior in high school, leaving is a big relief. However, my younger brother is still in school. Thinking at any moment any school could experience this gives me great anxiety. Us kids in school acknowledge this could happen anywhere, but we try to brush it off and just joke it'll never be us. We have all these drills, but in an actual situation, you won't know left from right. I hope I never have to experience the trauma from this situation as a student, or if I lost my brother, or if I lost my future children.

[@kanashiihime1617]

Your comment made me cry. Kids shouldnt have to be afraid of getting shot at school! I'm so ashamed of this country.

[@spazdude1]

School is not the only place this happens college work every were.

[@yummyjackalmeat]

School shootings are still rare. More high school kids are dying in car accidents than in school shootings. The school shooter just has the boogieman-esque aspect to it, so it so it occupies a larger space in the mind, sells more advertisements and gets more watch time. In reality our time would be better served improving driver safety and instruction, and of course improving healthcare and child poverty.

[@lelrica6883]

I graduated in 2016. Do they do gun drills at schools now?

[@Chloho]

@@lelrica6883 our school specifically doesn't do the whole spiel with the guy running around with a fake gun, but we do have drills where we push our desks up to the doors and make all these safety precautions.

[@elanorwainscott]

This popped up in my notifications after what happened in Uvalde. I was a senior in high school when Columbine happened. I respect these four so much for becoming teachers after what they experienced and especially at their Alma mater. Very brave of them. Must have a lot of passion for the job.

[@djentyman4002]

What makes this eerie is that it looks like this interview is taking place in the columbine library which is where most of the death happened

[@VintageRose75]

Scotty W This library they are in is a new, separate building, outside of the main buildings. They removed the original library after this happened, and turned it into an atrium.

[@djentyman4002]

Vintage Rose okay that’s interesting.. thanks for letting me know. It looks like the library during the massacre for sure

[@VintageRose75]

@@djentyman4002 You're welcome! Yeah, I know, right? I'm think they could have done a better job explaining it was not the same library.

[@djentyman4002]

Vintage Rose I’m sure there were a few people like me just looking thinking that’s the same library. I did some research and it looks like in 2000 they remodeled and built a new library

[@lizzie354]

Hi x! If you don't mind me asking out of curiosity, what is it like being a student there now? How aware are students about it now? Are any of the teachers that taught there that day still teaching? I can imagine it must feel like it looms over the school a bit. Was the school even open on the day of the anniversary? It must have been hard-hitting to be at the school around that time. We even learned about what happened in textbooks and had assemblies about it when I was in high school (I'm class of 2014) so I can't help but wonder how the subject is handled there? Best wishes for you and your community!! Y'all are definitely kept in all of our thoughts.

[@oliveburnham8318]

The thing that break my heart nowadays is that most of the active shooters are students themselves, they know all the drills and all the spots to hide. They basically hack the system because they know exactly where they can get their victims all clumped up together.

[@virtualmorgue]

That’s why I feel like it’s important that everyone comes up with their own individual system and plan, just in case But you’re right, it’s so sad

[@user-bd6hn]

it’s sort of a dammed if you do , damned if you don’t situation.

[@Danny-hn3gr]

As a high school student, i hate having to fear simply being at school because of shootings. A few weeks ago we had a lockdown drill and even though we knew it was a drill, me and many of my friends couldn't help but be scared. It's all so heartbreaking

[@771shadowolf]

be aware, spread love, be brave

[@Lena-bu6zn]

my school had a real lockdown this year, it ended up being a false alarm but i still can’t explain the fear that spread through our school. i’ve never seen people look so scared.

[@zepp3793]

I’ve been on a lockdown twice back in highschool (2015) I remember it’s because two different people thought it was funny to spread texts saying there was going to be a shooting

[@missmew3499]

@@zepp3793 that's infuriating. Joking about a possible sh00ting is NOT funny in any way, shape or form.

[@trickortripslao8607]

Move to another Country,away from US and get a better life!

[@tonym7919]

Wow, watching the first woman talk about her experience really shows how something traumatic like this can stay with someone even 21 years later. You never truly get over it. The fact that they all go to the same school everyday to teach is beyond admirable. They're all so brave.

[@sophiisherman7463]

Yesterday the fire alarm went off in my school, I wasn't worried about any fire, all I could think about was how we're all so out in the open and anyone who wanted to could easily take out a gun and kill all of us right there....

[@Deenique16]

Ok

[@stephaniegremillion5956]

Before Columbine there was an instance in Arkansas where two elementary kids pulled the fire alarm and hid in the woods near the school. As the students lined up on the playground the began shooting at them. As a teacher, this crosses my mind every time we have a fire drill.

[@veterinarian1384]

Stephanie Gremillion oh my goodness. My teacher has a metal baseball bat and a hammer in her closet near the door if that ever happens and the person comes to our room....I know you will keep your students safe ❤️❤️❤️

[@yulb.allwright]

If it was a real firearm attack, it’s just better to be off property entirely.

[@skypeters3034]

Walking to the school everyday, I cant imagine the PTSD and trauma

[@emileeshuffield9703]

Did anyone else notice how they all have such gorgeous eyes?

[@meagancumming3307]

Emilee Shuffield it’s the haunted look. They are remembering what happened as they speak.

[@bigmonk802]

Colorado. Suburban rich kids.

[@gracebilling6920]

@@bigmonk802 What does that have to do with anything

[@XoXoG]

Brown eyes are better

[@loveyourself389]

@@XoXoG never. Nothing will ever be Better than light eyes. Brown eyes are the majority and generic. Which makes light eye a rarity like gem stones.

[@aluminescentmushroom5910]

One thing that hit me hard from this is how they were all saying that they had no idea what was going on, because this was really the first time this had happened. But if you ask any kid today, the second they see people running in the halls or hear commotion or loud noises they will immediately know exactly what is going on and how much danger they're in. It's heartbreaking how common this sort of thing has become.

[@alejandrapinto7391]

Its not a good sign to see as common

[@Kev27RS]

The Columbine school shooting wasn’t the first shooting though… School shootings unfortunately always existed! One year prior in Arkansas there was already a school shooting where two teens shot 4 students and 1 teacher and wounded over 20 other people… The Columbine shooting is one of the most infamous ones because it appeared live on TV back then. Even outside of the US.

[@opaquepasa]

@@Kev27RS I came to say the same thing. I believe, though I may be wrong, that this shooting was one of the biggest in the U.S. in a long time, but it was not the first school shooting by any means. I was a junior or senior in high school and I remember watching the TV footage at school that day. Terrible and tragic...but some heroic people were there that day. Evil has always been around...but so has great and selfless good. I know whose side I want to be on!

[@callielayneherring5888]

The part about teachers making a shield hit me so hard. My mom just retired after a very long career teaching and I feel both sad and guilty for how relieved I am about that.

[@danielseaburg9763]

So your ''mom'' retired from being an agent of the state for marxism?.......

[@audrey2658]

Imagine having the courage to go BACK to a highschool after all that (all four of them!!! together!!!!) and then go through it again! and still be teachers???

[@kpsaeia5607]

It’s probably how their mind attempts to heal. Every school year that now goes by that is “normal” the scars become whiter. They chose to work there like many people choose to marry someone like a parent they had issues with in hopes of correcting the hurts from childhood once they have what seems like control in adulthood.

[@kellykujawa89]

I was 11 when the Columbine tragedy happened and I remember it well. As a 31 y/o mother of 3 now, it absolutely terrifies me every day I have to send my kids off to school and out into this messed up world we live in. God bless all the victims and their families, may they find some sort of peace one day.

[@hollywoodamanda]

I was 12 when it happened and it feels like a fresh wound every anniversary!!! It was one of the major tragedy for our generation... I have two kids, one in school and it terrifies me as well!

[@kellykujawa89]

@@hollywoodamanda absolutely!

[@nobody-og5tl]

this is why I'd rather homeschool my future kids

[@oingoboingowangotango]

this is why we need gun control

[@jsholdingscaribellc5701]

I remember when this happened it was so shocking. I can’t believe 22 years later how many more times it has happened .Rip to all the victims and god bless all the survivors.

[@jsholdingscaribellc5701]

School bro

[@karengarces7254]

I can’t imagine what they went through. Thank you for serving as teachers in a school where tragedy hit. Thank you for sharing your stories. Thank you, neighbors who took scared teens into your home to provide a safe refuge.

[@ColoradoMntn1222]

So touching that the lady tending to her garden took all those kids into her house without question. What a kind soul. I teared up. What a horrific and devastating tragedy, so it's just so refreshing to hear about such profound kindness.

[@liad0x]

..they all have beautiful blue eyes...

[@yappycircus]

But they look ugly

[@fioweb123]

@@yappycircus Have a great day :)

[@americaluvsu8469]

Game OveR are you okay?

[@back2the80s]

they are not ugly. just the stress from those memories

[@yappycircus]

It is what it is they were bound to experience that darn shooting i meannn they're own kind always be shooting schools soo... anywayss

[@mae388]

Got this recommended today, just after the Texas shooting at an elementary school which killed 19 children in grades 3-4 and 2 teachers. Rest In Peace to these angels.

[@chloekranc]

Those teachers taking full cop responsibilities saved so many life’s I can’t even wrap my head around it

[@KennyValdivia95]

I can't believe it's been 20 years already. It sucks. So sad. It sucks too cause it takes place 1 day after OKC bombing. 4 years and 1 day later.

[@crissyd3836]

The OKC bombing happened because of WACO. Timothy McVeigh hated and blamed the agencies involved as wanted to make them pay. Columbine had nothing to do with the bombing. It happened because 2 high school students had mental issues.

[@KennyValdivia95]

@@crissyd3836 well in a letter that Dylan and Eric wrote they talked about OKC

[@crissyd3836]

@@KennyValdivia95 they admired the bomb used in the OKC bombing, but didn't care what his reasons were. I think their references were because they planned their own "bombing", thank goodness theirs didn't work!!!

[@KennyValdivia95]

@@crissyd3836 yeah thank God. Another question I have is what were the perpetrators of all the other massacres or bad events doing at the time. For example the man who shot up Thousand Oaks, the man who shot up Vegas, Newtown, Tucson what they all doing and what was going on in their heads when news on events like Columbine, Waco, OKC, Virgina Tech, Boston Bombings first broke. I mean I am so curious about that.

[@crissyd3836]

@@KennyValdivia95 I have no idea, but there's a lot of media coverage afterwards almost sensationalizing it! I think that is the main issue. Some people crave that type of attention, some are just psychopaths. Since many of the shooters took their own lives, I'm afraid we can only guess....

[@PnkBarbie007]

Anytime any of them starting talking about their interaction with their parents I started to cry. How scared you must’ve been for this to happen to your kids.

[@sarahcellblockh1562]

I can feel the empathy and the anxiety coming from the first victim, I cried with her, how traumatic it must've been, being a parent yourself definitely puts a different spin on things, it be would be your worst nightmare seeing your own fling through something like this. I wish them all the strength, courage and healing they need.

[@VioletEmerald]

Thank you for posting this, for whoever took the initiative to interview them etc.

[@jaceym6229]

When she says the amount of teachers that stood there like a shield. And the amount of teachers that thought about the other kids over their own safety 😭😭😭 teachers have always been so inspiring to me and the fact they will do such things for kids they hardly know is amazing ♥️♥️♥️

[@hotcheesestick2828]

Regardless if I was a teacher, I still would shield my peers from the bullets.

[@BlueStratDude]

I'm 36 and I was a student at Regis Jesuit High School at the time. All I remember thinking was "wow, anyone could walk right into my high school, with any sort of weapon or device, and nobody would notice". I don't think it's like that anymore but it was in 1999. It's weird to see people my age talking about this from a first-hand perspective. All of my peers at the time were, of course, in high school. It's difficult to believe 20 years have gone by. To those in the video, thank you for sharing your perspective. I'll always be humbled by the reality that people just like me, who lived only a few miles away, endured such a surreal day.

[@winecrimesfoodandtime7119]

Actually it is!

[@eightysbaby8798]

Ikr. We are old asfuuuu. WTH happened too the last 20 years

[@marybach9925]

I was a student at regis when the Arapahoe shoooting happened

[@michaellovely6601]

It's crazy how time flies by so fast. So many people who were in high school in 1999 are now married and have children of their own.

[@julievanderleest]

I can’t imagine what everyone in Columbine went through that day. I was in 8th grade in CA, and we had heard about the shooting during 1st period. All we could do was pray together and the teachers were able to watch the news as well. These former students and teachers were heroes.

[@stevenren4389]

It’s crazy to think that at the time of this event I was being held in my mother’s arms for the very first time. I was brought into this world when so many were suffering. The first chapter of my life was beginning; while for some it was ending too soon. It is always a humbling thought.

[@kayleesondrall2872]

it’s so sad that when the announcement thing happens everyone freezes and gets really scared, once it’s over you can feel everyone’s relief that a club was canceled and we’re safe

[@dinadoesnt9288]

It’s heartbreaking, really… we aren’t supposed to be scared of going to school. We shouldn’t be having this feeling of fear, and uncertainty while walking the halls. It’s horrible, it needs to stop.

[@westernwagal9493]

A few years back, we had a shooting at the high school my sister now attends MPHS. It was terrifying. It was right across the street from my son's daycare. Part of me is thankful that my son now has to do school virtually so they don't have this risk. I always told him, "You have to wear good shoes to school in case you need to run". As parents, we shouldn't have to tell our children that.

[@caroltassin4049]

It is just SO sad to think that today's children have to think about & have escape routes for such tragedy's & teacher's must be trained for such things. Makes me mad when the government thinks teachers aren't underpaid, they are putting their lives on the line every day.

[@IfAllElseFails_Ctrl_Alt_Del]

The 3rd teacher’s reason for becoming a teacher at Columbine is extremely noble💛😢. She’s grateful & indebted to the teachers that protected them, & made her feel safe. I think that becoming a Columbine teacher, is her way of honoring, & paying them back. She’s such a selfless & brave women. Just by listening to the determination in her voice. I’m sure that she wouldn’t hesitate to become a shield for HER students, if it should ever come to that.

[@laurenvega6012]

The teaches lining up to protect the kids like a human shield always gets me

[@Anonymous-mb4hz]

The Columbine memorial is beautiful. If you ever get a chance go to it, it’s a melancholic yet eye opening feeling. Rest In Peace to all the victims, and peace to all who experienced this tragedy.

[@iCookieChan1]

I live right across from it. Always stopped by when I go for a walk... As someone who went through a really bad bout of depression, good place to contemplate and recenter/refocus on how much of a blessing life is no matter how hard

[@paris8175]

I'm hoping to go see it this summer. A lot of people don't even know the location & it's literally a couple towns over

[@cup7239]

I hate how normal school shootings are where I live. The amount of lockdowns we have or threats we get, it’s normal, no phase whatsoever. You hear those announcements saying we’re on lockdown, teachers lock the doors and we continue to work. I remember my first lockdown, I was in fourth grade and the middle school right next to us had a suicide shooting. A week ago one of the high schools had a threat saying they were going to get shot up on a specific date (thank god nothing happened). Last year, that same school had an actual shooting and my school was on lockdown for four hours until it was safe for us to get out and proceed with classes. The fact that this is normalized is terrifying to me. The fact that students don’t necessarily show worry about getting killed is scary. Why is this so normal?? My hearts go out to what happened there at Columbine High School. 20 years later and this issue has broaden. Let’s hope for a better day

[@juhlizza]

Right. We had one actual lockdown where an active shooter was on campus and I was terrified, but people were talking loudly like nothing was wrong - thank god we were safe to leave after a couple hours. The most stressful thing to me is how my peers don’t take it seriously.. during drills they all laugh, talk, play on their phones, play music, and move chairs and shit. Like.. gamble with your own life, not everyone else’s around you.. people feel like they are invincible. I really fear for my younger siblings in middle school though, I think that things will only get worse for them in the next couple of years. Please stay safe !! 💓

[@neahjones7486]

At my school this year theirs been about 3 threats

[@sandrawehrley4212]

Christofers eyes are so piercing blue...almost purple!! Geesh.....mesmerizing! All their eyes were full of memories!!

[@kopec82]

Sandra Wehrley he does have gorgeous eyes!

[@rennyh8627]

Boop Bop let me guess you have brown eyes???

[@clauudia323]

I wish I had his (or the other 3) eyes 😑

[@jaimecruz5367]

This is how the bullying starts by people thinking they have Better complexion than others . Stupid people

[@Moo-2310]

I have one purple eye. I don't have heterochromia though. Eye damage caused some blood to dye my blue eye purple.

[@emmaree9581]

It’s so sad that this has happened so often that whenever there’s a loud noise at school everyone is on edge. I’m glad these people have been able to share their story.

[@daimonbreitmaier1176]

I was born in 1999. When I first heard about the Columbine shooting I was actually scared to go to school the next day. I'm glad that the survivors are brave enough to share their story with other people and help inspire others to be brave during other shootings too. Bless.

[@chrisgomez1840]

i was de same way i was in elementary school after hearing bout Columbine in a high school presentation at my brothers high school it made me scared to go to high school but after graduating said high school im glad these teachers/former CHS students survived de terror of '99

[@laurenm7929]

I read the book about Cassie’s death at Columbine and this just made it seem so real and it’s crazy to me that these brave teachers came back to teach after having such a traumatic experience there.

[@peacefullypleased9063]

Lola M I read that book too

[@danielle8877]

yeah I read that book too but also make sure to read Columbine bc she said yes didnt actually happen

[@laurenm7929]

Danielle wait what?

[@danielle8877]

@@laurenm7929 cassie bernall wasnt the one who was asked about God. it was another victim. but by the time that was found out, to my understanding, the book was already written and no one wanted to discredit the story bc a lot of people rallied behind it. you can look it up. obviously still sad tho

[@danielle8877]

@@laurenm7929 like it still happened I think, just to a different victim. not cassie.

[@sidniharrington1320]

As a former student at Columbine, these four individuals (as well as a whole bunch of other teachers who were students and other teachers who were there and are still there today) are truly amazing human beings. It was hard to see them last year as it was the 20th anniversary and seeing them struggle the months that lead up to April, especially during all of the lockdowns we had to do because of threats that they determined to be real. Seeing them put on a brave face for their students when they themselves want to break down is such a selfless act that warmed my heart when we were forced to stay in our classrooms for the whole day and only leave to go to the bathroom. But, all of the faculty and staff who are still there are more than this tragedy, they are kind hearted human beings who love to teach their students and would do anything to protect and help them. Going to Columbine was one of my best experiences because we are one big family. Yes, there were times it got scary. Like when I was walking down the hall and realized I was standing where Dave Sanders died or when I was eating lunch in the cafeteria and realized that that was where it had happened. But there was never a moment I felt unsafe, or unloved. Columbine is a truly wonderful and resilient community I am glad I was a part of.

[@off2kurebeach]

I'm watching this as yet ANOTHER shooting just happened today at UNC here in North Carolina. 2 dead and a few more wounded (shooter was caught) Sick..just sick. My heart aches for the familys 😔

[@tristansheffield1144]

arianah I know it’s so sad. I took a tour there about a month ago and was planning on going there. I haven’t changed my mind and still plan on attending as I feel these tragic events make schools stronger

[@andreacampos3948]

arianah this is why I don’t go to college

[@arielundrdasee4098]

arianah shooting two days ago in Colorado. Can’t even believe that nothing’s being done.

[@katandrews1245]

It’s UNC-Charlotte. I go there. I was there and two of my friends were in that classroom. One was shot.

[@mickroyster6442]

I remember that. I was in 3rd period back in 8th grade and my teacher stopped and was like “guys there’s an active shooter at UNC”. We live in Winston-Salem so that was big news

[@amylee0870]

I was 28 with a 3 year old when this happened. My daughter wasn't in school yet, and I was only 10-12 years older than the kids at the school, but I related to it as a parent - I can't imagine not knowing if your kid was OK. My heart goes out to all of the parents, teachers, students, and administrators who were affected that day. Awful

[@JadeBluee]

I remember watching the coverage of this unfold on TV during my government class in highschool. A couple of years later, I was sitting in the same classroom, in the same seat for a different class when the Twin Towers fell. Two events that I will never forget and still get emotional thinking about.

[@michaellovely6601]

The kids who were nearing the end of their Freshman year at Columbine High School during the shooting there in 1999 were at the start of their Senior year during the attacks of September 11, 2001. It wouldn't surprise me if they constantly look over their shoulders in fear, spend many hours in therapy and worry about being either caught up in or being a target for an act of violence outside of their homes.

[@aprilautumnasia1284]

I'm literally tearing up watching this :(

[@angel-gu8co]

horrifying to think about how no one would have expected this at the time but now it's so common

[@marijanetarot9843]

I commend them for going back there. How traumatic it must be to have returned to a space filled with pain. 💜