Tag: Columbine
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Columbine survivor’s death ruled a homicide, 26 years after shooting
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The Columbine High School shooters claimed their 14th victim last month in the opinion of those who were close to Anne Marie Hochhalter. And now officially, according to the Jefferson County Coroner. For 26 years, everyone knew that 12 students and a teacher died on April 20, 1999, the day of the Columbine massacre. However,…
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Columbine High School fire forces evacuation, 2 firefighters injured
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A fire within Columbine High School’s woodshop classroom closed the school for the remainder of Wednesday, injuring two firefighters and leading to a school evacuation. There were no reported injuries of students or staff. The fire was first reported on a scanner at 10:47 a.m., according to a series of South Metro Fire District postings…
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Vince Bzdek: How much do we blame parents for school shootings?
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How much are parents responsible for the bad things their children do? On the 25th anniversary of the school shooting at Columbine High School in the Denver suburbs, we’re still asking if the parents of the two shooters could have and should have done more to prevent the massacre. In light of the recent judgment…
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Colorado Supreme Court to review constitutionality of mental health law, ‘straw purchases’ of guns
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear two appeals challenging the constitutionality of state law as being either vague or in violation of U.S. Supreme Court precedent. The cases have come to the state’s highest court by way of the Court of Appeals, where…
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Columbine anniversary: School security head talks ‘contagion effect’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jefferson County School District’s John McDonald starts the plans for additional security and vigilance at Columbine High School about mid-March every year, well ahead of the April 20 anniversary. As JeffCo’s executive director for the Department of School Safety, McDonald has become a sought-after expert…
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Columbine Memorial donation box stolen
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The donation box at the Columbine Memorial was stolen over the weekend, the Columbine Memorial Foundation announced Monday afternoon. The foundation said someone dug up the box from the ground, removing it with its concrete base intact, sometime between Friday and Sunday. The Columbine Memorial was dedicated and open to the public on Sept. 21,…