The day my high school went nuts on the 1-year anniversary of the Columbine shooting. My high school hired a bunch of rent-a-cops to patrol the building, all the after-school activities were canceled for fear of incident or substance abuse on school property. What was even more depressing than the city's paranoia was that over half of the school stayed home that day. Either because their parents "excused" the absence, or they just played hookie. What a waste.