Columbine High School Shooting and School Safety

On April 20, 1999, a tragedy at Colorado high school. It started out as an normal day but it soon turned horrific. The tragedy began at 11:10 a.m. around lunchtime. No one knew what would soon happen The lives of the students of Columbine High School and their families would never be the same after that catastrophiwasc day. A woman

Was Upset by the awful memory she said (I was four month pregnant with my first child...and I really started thinking, what kind of world am I bringing my child into?” The disaster brought to light just how alarmingly scary of a place the world can be. Crigger was one of many worried parents all over the country after the event. Many efforts were put into effect, at Columbine High School as well as others, to try and prevent future violence in schools. School authorities attempted to create a profile for potentially violent students, but soon realized it was a flawed idea, as violence doesn’t fit any specific profile. Anti-bullying policies were put in place instead, as it was discovered that the shooters had been bullied in the years before the shooting. Although the two didn’t attack any specific students as a result of being bullied, school authorities still believed the policies to be a strong plan The hope was that this would help students and prevent further tragedy, helping any victims of bullying deal with it in a productive way. This terrible event brought into question the safety and security of public schools. Crigger recalls, “I really considered homeschooling after that,” Crigger, along with numerous other fearful parents, wanted schools to be more secure and safe for their children. Schools are a place for learning, nurturing, and shaping young minds. But after the shooting, schools were a place of terror