Our Project

Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold: If Someone Had Listened

The Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold Project was created to shine a light on the lives that were lost, the pain that was ignored, and the truth that too many still refuse to face. This project is not about glorifying anyone — it’s about understanding what happens when pain goes unheard and when help never comes.

If Someone Had Listened asks a question that still echoes decades later:

What if someone had truly listened?

Through this project, we remember every victim who was bullied, silenced, or forgotten. We speak their names, we tell their stories, and we refuse to let them be erased. The goal is awareness, compassion, and prevention — so that no other child, teen, or adult feels unseen, unheard, or unworthy of love.

This project is part of our greater movement, Championing 4 Bullying, founded to stand for those who no longer can. Because silence kills — but listening saves lives.

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Our Stance on Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold

The more we learn about what Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold went through, the angrier I get. Because the truth is — people saw it. Teachers saw it. Students saw it. Everyone knew they were being bullied, humiliated, and treated like they didn’t matter. In the classrooms, in the hallways, even in the cafeteria — it was right there in front of everyone’s eyes. And yet… no one did anything.

The teachers saw the torment, the ridicule, the way they were constantly mocked and left out. They saw it and chose not to intervene. They looked the other way, day after day, while two human beings were being emotionally torn apart. And that’s what makes me furious. Because it didn’t have to end the way it did. It could’ve been prevented.

No, we don’t condone what Eric and Dylan did. I never will. But I understand the pain that built up inside them — pain caused by cruelty, neglect, and silence. When you’re constantly made to feel like you’re worthless, when every day feels like a fight just to exist, and when the people who are supposed to protect you pretend not to see — it does something to your soul.

They weren’t born monsters. They were kids who were failed — failed by teachers who didn’t step in, by a school system that didn’t care, and by a world that didn’t take bullying seriously until it was too late.

This isn’t about defending them. This is about acknowledging the truth. Because if we keep pretending that bullying “isn’t that bad” or that “kids will be kids,” we’re going to keep losing more lives — to violence, to suicide, to despair.

So yes, we're angry. Angry that no one stood up. Angry that no adult cared enough to say, “This needs to stop.” Angry that two boys who could’ve been saved ended up lost — and took others with them.

If just one teacher had stepped in…

If one person had shown them kindness…

Maybe none of this would’ve happened.

We can’t go back. But we can learn. We can do better. We must do better. Because silence is just as dangerous as hate.

A Note on Sensitivity and Purpose

Our Mission

This project exists to stand up for victims of bullying and to raise awareness about the lasting harm bullying causes.

Important Note

Some names and events that we mention, including Columbine, are connected to tragic violence. We do NOT excuse or glorify those actions in any way. We recognize that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold caused irreparable pain to families and communities. And even bigger hole in the bullying community.

Why They're Mentioned

We acknowledge them ONLY in the context of their experiences as bullying victims - because ignoring the warning signs and root causes of bullying allows pain to grow into tragedy. By talking openly, we hope to prevent future loss of life and to protect children who feel unseen or unsafe.

Our Focus

This project is about empathy, prevention, and change. It is for the victims who never had a voice, for the families who carry grief, and for every every child who deserves to be defended, supported and love.