Columbine

It was seven years ago today that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went on a killing rampage at their high school in Columbine, Colorado. As each year passes, memories of this tragic event become more faint in our minds. The victims, however, will never forget the day that forever changed their lives.

As a parent to a child who will someday go to public school, I wonder what the future holds. There have been multiple reports of kids attempting to duplicate the Columbine massacre. Since 1999 parents and class mates have been aware of this growing problem and have tried to allert officials to possible future attacks. Some successful, some not.

Kids who have had social problems, or family issues may plot an attack hoping to be discovered as a way of saying "I need help". Others are serious about their plan and actually take guns to school. Fortunately, there haven't been other attacks to match the disaster at Columbine. A tragedy, however, doesn't have to be as large as Columbine (where 15 people died) to destroy a family or crush the heart of a mother.