The 200 young children enrolled at The Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, start each day with chapel, and study the Bible twice a week.
"The beauty of a PreSchool-6th school is in its simplicity and innocence," the introductory paragraph of the school's website reads. "Students are free to be children."
Students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all age 9, were all killed. Head of school Katherine Koonce, 60, also died, along with Cynthia Peak and Mike Hill, both 61. The day before the shooting, administrators posted on Facebook pictures of staff members sharing gifts and snacks as they celebrated the impending birth of the assistant head of school's new baby boy.
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