10 years after Columbine , schools are taking a new look at security . After Columbine , some states started requiring schools to prepare for school shootings with lockdown drills , much in the way they prepare for fires or other disasters . They're trying to make sure that the kids who go into these places have some sort of protection from violence and threats. Now they 're trying to foster safer and better school communities . Meanwhile , overall funding for school security has dropped by about a third .
10 years after Columbine , schools are taking a new look at security . They're trying to make sure that the kids who go into these places have some sort of protection from violence and threats. Now they 're trying to foster safer and better school communities . Meanwhile , overall funding for school security has dropped by about a third .