A massacre is a brutal slaughter of a large number of people. The shooting was at the Columbine high school in Littleton, Colorado. Two teens went on a shooting spree, killing 13 students. This shooting affected many lives in Colorado. Because of this shooting, school safety has become the main concern for the students. The school administration has required all schools to practice lock down drills, having anti-bullying zones, zero-tolerance policies and the practice of A.L.I.C.E. On April 20,1999 two senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had planned to bomb and kill as many students in columbine high school. They have made over 99 explosive devices and had made a propane tank into a bomb, which was left in the cafeteria where
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This policy states that any kind of object that could cause harm to a student and can be used as a weapon is no allowed in school premise. Any use of drugs, alcohol, use of profanity, verbal threats or any act or violence is not acceptable. The same website that mentions bullying also states "After the Columbine massacre, schools have truly put their foot down on student threats and bullying by enforcing zero-tolerance policies that punish any violation of a rule, regardless of ignorance, accidents or other circumstances" ("9 Ways School" 1). The zero tolerance policy is important for the students because any little thing that can cause a problem for the safety of the students are not welcomed. Lockdown drills are affected, but the best way to make it better is that the students and teachers are able to defend themselves from a shooter. Pan states "After a terrible year of mass shootings, the idea of teaching school kids to respond aggressively has gained some fresh attention. One training program used in schools called A.L.i.C.E."( Pan 1). A.L.I.C.E stands for alert, lockdown, inform, counter, evacuate. A former SWAT officer, Greg Crane created this program to train students how to save their life and the lives of other
This policy states that any kind of object that could cause harm to a student and can be used as a weapon is no allowed in school premise. Any use of drugs, alcohol, use of profanity, verbal threats or any act or violence is not acceptable. The same website that mentions bullying also states "After the Columbine massacre, schools have truly put their foot down on student threats and bullying by enforcing zero-tolerance policies that punish any violation of a rule, regardless of ignorance, accidents or other circumstances" ("9 Ways School" 1). The zero tolerance policy is important for the students because any little thing that can cause a problem for the safety of the students are not welcomed. Lockdown drills are affected, but the best way to make it better is that the students and teachers are able to defend themselves from a shooter. Pan states "After a terrible year of mass shootings, the idea of teaching school kids to respond aggressively has gained some fresh attention. One training program used in schools called A.L.i.C.E."( Pan 1). A.L.I.C.E stands for alert, lockdown, inform, counter, evacuate. A former SWAT officer, Greg Crane created this program to train students how to save their life and the lives of other