Susan Klebold: "I Will Never Know Why"

[sabrina 1]

7. True. My feeling after reading this article and from earlier reports is that

the parents in Klebold's case were under the impression, and they are not alone in this, that they did not need to closely supervise their teenage son's activities. If people learn anything from this it is that parents of teenagers should be very involved in their lives. Eg, her son was able to collect an arsenal of weapons without the knowledge of the parents. That is what is missing to me in this story. How can that happen without the parent's knowledge?

Especially after they learned that he was capable of breaking the law. I did detect in her report that she felt his association with Harris was a factor in what he did. Even if true, it was up to the parents to make sure that association was prevented and yet, they did not know they had reconnected.

Iow, without placing blame on them for what their son did, for other parents who might have the same idea that they do not want to be too intrusive into their teenager's lives, that is foolish especially after signs that the child most definitely does need supervision.