not taking any action before the massacre (Campbell).Some families have opted not sue and are getting on with their lives, giving thanks for the small things, like just being alive. The survivors of the attack are noticeably closer to their friends and family. Cliques arent as prevalent, and kids who would normally never talk to each other are coming together for comfort.Along with these things to be thankful for, there is of course the darker side. Carla June Hochhalter went through so much trauma when her seventeen year old daughter, Anne Marie, was shot and paralyzed, that she went on to shoot and kill herself (Slevin). Not everyones story is as dramatic, but all live with a new sense of fear. Many are still haunted by nightmares. Parents are afraid to let their children out of sight. And the kids are left with a feeling of vulnerability. The world has changed in their eyes, and it is no longer the safe place that it once seemed. The answers to making our schools safer not only lie in prevention, but also in intervention. Maybe the warning signs that were not seen with kleboldharris will now be more noticeable in other kids. No school is absolutely safe from such a tragedy, but if the lessons from Columbine are learned, we all have a much better chance.Kleboldharris mentioned in the basement tapes that they wanted their revenge upon the school to be God-like (Schweitzberger). And perhaps in a way it was. In school, a place where God was not normally allowed, he became the most needed. For after the massacre, more people turned to churches and ministers than to certified secular counselors that were provided for the survivors and their families.. The Jefferson County community came together as they prayed together, and found purpose and meaning through their faith....
