25 years later, a Columbine teacher reflects on why she stayed: “We take care of each other”

Michelle DiManna poses for a portrait near the Dave Sanders Memorial Field at Columbine High School in Littleton on Friday, April 12, 2024. DiManna still teaches math at the school 25 years after the infamous shooting.

And that’s why the 53-year-old, who will retire at the end of this academic year, has spent her entire career at Columbine despite such tragedy. DiManna is one of 15 current Columbine staff members who were either employees or students at the time of the shooting. On the day of the shooting, DiManna was a 28-year-old in her fifth year of teaching at Columbine, a school she also graduated from in 1989.

Residents opening their doors to students and staff fleeing the shooting isn’t the only thing DiManna remembers. She also recalls youth ministries helping care for students in the days that followed no matter whether they were members of their churches or not.At the time, the shooting at Columbine was the deadliest at a K-12 school in U.S. history.

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