He's been working at this company for 46 years, ever since he graduated high school.

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Ever since the shootings at Columbine High School, in a Denver suburb, in 1999, American schools have been preparing for gunmen.

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"It's nothing I can control, and like I've said ever since I was at Nease High School, I really try not to worry about what I can't control, " Tebow said.

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Longtime stalwart Josh Smith, an Atlanta native who has played for the team ever since he was drafted out of high school eight seasons ago, is among those heading into free agency.

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It spread to the country's schools in 1994, when President Clinton's Gun-Free Schools Act required them to suspend for a year all students caught bringing guns on to their premises, and has been gathering momentum ever since, particularly after the gruesome killings at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado earlier this year.

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At junior high school he met Utako Nagamitsu, who has remained his coach ever since -- she is currently working alongside the Russian Nikolai Morozov, who is now back on Takahashi's team after their initial split back in 2008.

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