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Building Community in our Schools
Five years after their community became the setting for a national storyline, the people of Columbine High School reflect in the Fall 2004 issue of Teaching Tolerance.
An educator looks back at trying to lesson plan after a tragedy. A student redefines Columbine as a symbol of perseverance. And a principal still struggles to find answers.
These harrowing stories frame a special section on building inclusive communities in schools, where all can feel welcome and safe.
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Voices of Columbine
Five years after the tragedy that shook our nation, the people of Columbine High School reflect on growth and healing.
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"Mr. D, Don't Let Them Take Our School"
An interview with Principal Frank DeAngelis of Columbine High School.
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"I Would Never Want To Go Anywhere Else"
I went to Columbine. And I’m proud of my community.
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"There's No Lesson Plan for Tragedy"
Teaching in the face of the unthinkable.
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Alternative Success
A Cincinnati school serves Mix It Up as part of academic life.
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No Laughing Matter
Young people who are overweight can face a lifetime of discrimination.
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Break the Silence
Gay and straight students in Massachusetts team up to make a difference.
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"Something Is Wrong Here"
Denver students confront racial tracking at their high school.
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Unwelcome Advances
A Florida teenager finds school officials apathetic on sexual harassment.
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I'm Smart in a Different Way
A high school student with Down Syndrome talks about his world -- and his life at school.
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You Can't Sit Here
Columnist helps parents talk to kids about social boundaries.