Seung Hui Cho Shooting
on April 16, 2007, on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. A student named Seung Hui Cho killed thirty-two people on campus and wounded plenty more before he took his own life. This particular shooting was the most deadly school shooting in the history of the united states. Seung Hui Cho had viewed himself as the victim. He was a South Korean who moved to the United States at the age of 8. Seung Hui Cho had a clear history of mental disorders and relationship problems during his time in the States. Also before the shooting Seung Hui Cho had been accused of stalking a fellow female school mates. Studies of violence in schools have used the various terms such as teen aggression, conflict, delinquency, conduct disorders, criminal behavior, and anti-social behavior to describe the sources of particular problems.
In more simplistic terms, drugs, hormonal imbalances, conflicts with peers or parents, rejection of authority will often fuel the anger that much youth keep inside. If the anger of certain youth are not displaced at home or on the streets, or in certain active activities such as sports, then the anger will most likely be targeted at the schools to which the student attends. Because of the opportunities …show more content…
For obvious reasons, a teen who is being severely abused at home or are in a dysfunctional family environment, or with parents who are involved in criminal activities, will have a high risk of turning violent and being a part of the juvenile justice system. Teachers are often in a great position to recognize early warning signs of teens involving internal conflict. Most teens who are troubled by something will often give potential signals that they are being conflicted, such as making threats to fellow students or their teachers, or writing various things in notes or their journals which show signs of
In more simplistic terms, drugs, hormonal imbalances, conflicts with peers or parents, rejection of authority will often fuel the anger that much youth keep inside. If the anger of certain youth are not displaced at home or on the streets, or in certain active activities such as sports, then the anger will most likely be targeted at the schools to which the student attends. Because of the opportunities …show more content…
For obvious reasons, a teen who is being severely abused at home or are in a dysfunctional family environment, or with parents who are involved in criminal activities, will have a high risk of turning violent and being a part of the juvenile justice system. Teachers are often in a great position to recognize early warning signs of teens involving internal conflict. Most teens who are troubled by something will often give potential signals that they are being conflicted, such as making threats to fellow students or their teachers, or writing various things in notes or their journals which show signs of