The Columbine High School massacre occurred one week before the episode was originally scheduled to air . Because it included a scene with a student loading a rifle – apparently for mass murder , but in reality for suicide – the WB substituted a rerun of " Bad Girls " . The episode was delayed until September 1999 , two weeks prior to the season four premiere . The season finale was also delayed due to " school violence concerns "
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
Earshot (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)