School Violence

1. School Violence By Charles Blue Brandon Bhatnguar

2. History School violence is widely known to become a serious problem in recent decades in many countries, especially when weapons such as guns or knifes are involved . The Virginia Tech massacre and the Columbine shooting are perfect examples of school violence.

3. Statistics • Researchers found out that some students who commit these shooting live with both parents in an ideal American family. Some were children divorce, loners, but most had close friends. There are also similarities among the perpetrators. One similarity that they don’t snap they plan and acquire weapons. They take a long considered public path towards violence. The perpetrators are joiners they try to join a group and make friends but fail. They also leave clues to friends or family on what their planning.

4. Virginia Tech Massacre Virginia Tech was a school shooting that occurred on Monday April 16,2007 on the campus of Virginia polytechnic institute and state university in Blacksburg Virginia. The Perpetrator Seung-Hui-Chox entered Virginia Tech armed, he killed 32 people and wounded many others before committing suicide. The massacre is the deadliest peace time shooting incident by a single gunman in history.

5. Internal Media Virginia Tech received international media coverage and drew widespread criticism of U.S laws and culture. It sparked debates about gun violence, gun laws, and gaps in the U.S system of treating mental health issue