Gabriella Barajas
Everything that went wrong with Columbine
On April 20th, 1999, 18-year-old Eric Harris and 17-year-old Dylan Klebold carried out a
planned, massive, attack on Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colorado. Many
people believe that Columbine (one of the worst school massacres in American history) could
have been avoided if parents, friends, school authorities, and the Sheriff’s department have done
their job.
What went wrong before Columbine
Many parents of students who attended Columbine, especially those who lost their child
in the shooting, posed a huge blame on the parents of Harris and Klebold. How can you miss the
signs? Why didn’t you get your child help? As Dylan Klebold entered his last years of high
