Exactly 25 years since the Columbine shooting, one survivor who lost his sister discusses letting go of his hate to create change.
, 1999, 16-year-old Craig Scott was being driven to Columbine High School, arguing with her about being late.“The last moments that I had with her we're calling her name and slamming a car door shut even though she took the time to drop me off at the front of the school,” he toldA few hours later at 11.19am, Rachel was the first person to be killed by the two shooters outside the school library.
Although he was unsure whether the shooters had left, Mr Scott was the first person to stand up and helped people escape.“Then they began to exchange fire with the police, and I realised that we got out of there just in time.”and speeches in schools, Mr Scott has focused on students’ mental health and trying to ensure what happened to his sister, friends, peers and teachers would never happen again.
Mr Scott and his family founded Rachel’s Challenge, an organisation inspired by her several journals advocating that"compassion is the greatest form of love humans have to offer".
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