Rachel Scott
Rachel Joy Scott (August 5, 1981 – April 20, 1999) was the first victim of the Columbine High School massacre, which claimed the lives of 12 students and a teacher, as well as both perpetrators, in one of the deadliest high school shootings in the history of the United States.
She has since been the subject of several books and is the inspiration for Rachel's Challenge, a nationwide school outreach program for the prevention of teen violence, based on her life and writings.
Read more about Rachel Scott: Background, Death, Funeral, Awards
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