School Violence: Life after Co
School Violence: Life after Columbine April 20, 1999 started as just another ordinary day in the life of a teenager attending Columbine High School, but after the shootings began the town of Littleton, Colorado was turned upside down and became the focus of what was wrong with the security procedures in the American school system. "Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire at 11:15 AM" (http://massmurder.zyns.com/eric_harris_dylan_klebold_01.htm) in the cafeteria in Columbine in what would appear to be the "worst case of school violence in U.S. history." (Kolettis, 2000) Their rampage left thirteen people dead (twelve students and one teacher) before these two took their own lives that left a lot of questions unanswered. The big question was, where was the security in the school? Numerous school systems throughout the nation, have adopted new security procedures to avoid a similar situation from occurring again in the wake of this tragedy. According to Helen Kolettis, shortly after the shootings the Jefferson County School District installed a new state-of-the-art security system at Columbine. George Peticolas a former employee of the federal prison for Jefferson County was hired as an electrical systems specialist for
the school district who was tasked with finding a new security system for the school. (1999)"Like other executives at companies selling safety products, Carol Shaltis, Metorex's director, is concerned about appearing opportunistic. All of the cameras are surface-mounted and visible to students. There is no doubt the incident at Columbine will be remembered as the "worst case of school violence in US history. Metal detectors, which were mainly only visible in federal institutions and airports, have seen sales to school systems account for 20% of their business. And sales of NES's books, including "Safe Schools: A Handbook for Violence Prevention," have more than quadrupled since Littleton. (1999) "NES LLC, a Bloomington, Ind. These techniques has not only created a major increase in sales of security equipment over the past years, but have also had direct impact on contributions to private organizations that support security as well. Ranging from an "E rating", meaning appropriate for all ages, to an "M rating", meaning only for mature audiences. According to Helen Kolettis, it is impossible to predict how and when violence will rear its ugly head on the face of America's campuses. " (Prager, 1999) Also as mentioned by Joshua Prager, school buses are becoming the focus of school districts. " (Kolettis, 2000) "No one who suffers a tragic loss wants strangers to witness their grief. The school district also wanted better evidence for evaluation in the event of a similar occurrence, due mostly to the lack of evidence available after the Columbine incident. However, with the changes in school security and the finely tuned awareness of students, teachers and parents.
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