EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Paso Community College professor who is also a Columbine survivor will share his story during two talks with students.
EPCC History Professor Joshua Hevert will speak to students on Wednesday, April 16 at the Valle Verde Campus, and Wednesday, April 23 at the Jenna Welch and Laura Bush Northwest Campus Library.
Hevert will discuss what he experienced the day of the tragedy, how to place Columbine in its historical context, and what it means to survive after the unthinkable happens.
The school shooting and attempted bombing is often considered the first large-scale school shooting, shocking the nation at the time.
Twelve students and one teacher were murdered on April 20, 1999, by a pair of seniors who had planned the attack for a year.
Twenty other people were injured by gunshots.
The event at the Valle Verde campus will be at 4:30 p.m. April 16 the Flexitorium, AST Building.
The one at the EPCC Northwest Campus library will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 23.
The talks are free and open to students, staff, faculty and community members.
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