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30 Mar 2011 01:15

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U.S.: Virginia Tech nailed for poor handling of 2007 massacre

  • $55,000 fine for blowing the response source
  • » Why the fine? SImple explanation. Despite the fact that the university knew about the slayings of two students in a dorm room, it took them 2 hours and 15 minutes to warn people what was going on — a requirement under the Clery Act. Shooter Seung-Hui Cho attacked a lecture hall 2 hours and 30 minutes after the initial killings — attacks which were much deadlier. To put it simply, they could have saved lives if warnings were put out sooner.
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10 Dec 2010 15:22

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U.S.: Virginia Tech shooting: School liable for sucking at providing information

  • bad A school shooting at Virginia Tech killed 32 and injured many others back in 2007 – the worst school shooting in U.S. history and one noted for the university’s lax response – they didn’t inform students about the gunman until two hours after the first shootings.
  • worse The Department of Education just found that the school broke the Clery Act by being very lax about notifying students about what was going on. They didn’t follow their own internal policies. The school could be fined and may lose federal aid. source
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22 Jul 2009 10:54

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U.S.: Found: The mental health records of the Virginia Tech shooter

  • pre-2007 Virginia Tech student Seung-Hui Cho has a long, documented history of mental health problems, both prior to and during his time at the university.
  • 2007 Cho later goes on a shooting rampage, killing 32 people and himself on April 16, 2007. But his mental health records went missing.
  • 2009 Authorities finally find his records, which were stolen by a former employee of the counseling center. They promise to release them soon. source
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16 Apr 2009 09:58

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U.S.: A somber anniversary for Virginia Tech students

Today marks the second anniversary of the shooting that shook up a university and a nation. A run will honor the victims. source
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