Our group will be researching the Columbine massacre that happened on April 20, 1999. That day will never be forgotten because of the tragedy that took place. Twelve students were murdered and one teacher was taken with them. Twenty-three other students were wounded but not killed. That day, bullying reached a new level of fright. Two boys, Eric Harris and Dyland Klebold decided they had had enough of the torture. They were smart kids that had been picked on because they were “nerds” and imperfect. On April 20, they brought guns to school and spoke out to their peers by shooting the people they hated the most. Horrified and shocked, Jefferson County of Colorado witnessed a tragedy like none before.
I chose to be a lunch lady at Columbine high school during the gruesome shootings of 1999. “My name is Nancy Snyder and I am in my mid thirties. Every day, I kiss my husband before I head out the door to my car. A beat up Chevy truck takes me to and from my job at the local high school. When Jack and I moved to Columbine, we didn’t come for the weather or the mountains, but for the jobs. Jack picked up a steady post at the factory and I used the only skill I had to earn some cash: cooking. I had heard through the gossip of the teenagers that some people were liked more than others at this school. I never paid much attention because I had done my time in high school; I was done with that drama. But on April 20, I witnessed the most frightening moment of my life. ”
I already know who the kids were that brought the guns to school and what their motivation was for doing so. Being bullied is a terrible thing and to have put up with it for so long is impressive. How they dealt with their anger, however, was horrifying and left many people dead or wounded. To be so upset and not receiving any help from family or friends must have been a losing battle. I would like to know if the two boys who brought the guns to school had any mental issues. Were they unstable or did they just snap? I also wonder why no one tried to help them. Where were their parents? Didn’t they notice that their kids were up set? And where did they get the guns? Did a sales clerk really sell to guns to two under aged and emotionally unstable boys? Or were the guns already in their houses? The research my group and I will be conducting during the next few weeks will hopefully be able to answer these questions.
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