After School Jobs . In November 1998, the Institute of Medicine released a report pointing out some of the dangers of teenagers having jobs, especially as it affects school performance and is related to alcohol and drug use. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold worked together delivering pizza, a very common job for teenagers. However, in addition to the problems cited by the Institute of Medicine report, working means that teens are out of the house more. It is more difficult for parents to find out what their kids are up to and who they are hanging out with if the children are working.
Research clearly indicates that guns are more deadly than other weapons.
As with many American youths, Harris and Klebold acquired guns easily. Prevention Programs for Schools and Communities Promising Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence is a report published in February 1999 by the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. The report provides useful guidance for schools and communities that are willing to invest in prevention programs that are designed to prevent the kind of tragedy that occurred in Littleton. What You Can Do is a free pamphlet written by experts at the American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. The guidelines are intended to help parents work within the family, school, and community.