On the day of April 20th, 1999 a devastating disaster occurred. “Columbine is located in the southern end of the district, nestled just below the foothills of the Rocky Mountains”(Austin). This high school on the edge of the Rocky Mountains was put into a life threatening situation no other school would ever want to be in. Two boys, known as Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold proceeded to shoot their highschool dead. At the end of the day thirteen died; twelve students and one teacher. “twelve students and a teacher were dead”(Austin). After they committed such a gruesome crime, they turned the guns on themselves. “Two gunmen (fellow students) had shot and killed themselves”(Austin).
When Kristie first heard of what had happened her initial …show more content…
“The Columbine students and staff gathered together over the next few days for comfort, support, debriefings, and discussions about the facts and effects of the tragedy and plans for returning to school. Updates were given on injured students, funerals, memorial services, and available mental health and community services”(Austin). Kristie said “Slowly but surely small changes are being made such as airport metal detectors, SRO’s, and teachers really interacting with their students as well as looking out for them and what they’re going through”(Meyer). She believes that teachers are tracking students behavior, watching to see if they’re reclusive or not, watching if they’re not talking when normally they would be, thinking could this student be capable of doing an act so horrific due to their behavior or what they 're going through. She believes more teachers are trying to interact with students and not sweep them under the rug like those boys may have been. “Often staff members were so concerned about meeting the needs of the students that they neglected to realize their own
When Kristie first heard of what had happened her initial …show more content…
“The Columbine students and staff gathered together over the next few days for comfort, support, debriefings, and discussions about the facts and effects of the tragedy and plans for returning to school. Updates were given on injured students, funerals, memorial services, and available mental health and community services”(Austin). Kristie said “Slowly but surely small changes are being made such as airport metal detectors, SRO’s, and teachers really interacting with their students as well as looking out for them and what they’re going through”(Meyer). She believes that teachers are tracking students behavior, watching to see if they’re reclusive or not, watching if they’re not talking when normally they would be, thinking could this student be capable of doing an act so horrific due to their behavior or what they 're going through. She believes more teachers are trying to interact with students and not sweep them under the rug like those boys may have been. “Often staff members were so concerned about meeting the needs of the students that they neglected to realize their own