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

Michelle DiManna is one of 15 current Columbine staffers who were employees or students at time of shooting

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. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 03: Denver Post reporter Jessica Seaman. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
By | jseaman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Twenty-five years ago, Michelle DiManna sat in the math office at Columbine High School grading papers and talking to a colleague when she heard students screaming in terror.
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