The efforts initiated toward increased school security had come to a standstill several years after the Columbine High School massacre as federal and state funding toward safety was cut in favor of higher test scores. Although an increase in communication with law enforcement was evident in the Platte Canyon High School shooting, Del Elliot of the University of Colorado noted that "vast majority of school districts are so totally absorbed with CSAP and academic requirements that they aren't spending a lot of time and resources on this issue".