The document summarizes the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, where a gunman killed 32 people and wounded 17 others on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. It discusses the reasons for the incident like family issues, racism, and harassment. The results included the highest death toll from a shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history at that time. It led to recommendations around monitoring students' mental health, preventing weapons on campus, and faster emergency responses.

1. Proliferation of weapons in schools
By : Hamdan Al Soumahi

4. Virginia Tech
massacre
a school shooting that took
place on April 16, 2007, on
the campus of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and
State University in
Blacksburg, Virginia, Unite
d States.

6. Reasons of the incident:
Family issues
Racism
Harassment
Rage
Bad friends

7. Results of the incident:
Killed 32 people and wounded 17 others in two
separate attacks before committing suicide
The University administration and families’
victims and other families’ students
cooperation, publishing the Report of the Virginia
Tech Review Panel (2007)
Families awareness in monitoring their children
behavior and psychological status.
Preventing carrying weapons inside schools
Direct intervention of policy and ambulance.

8. Reference
• "Virginia Tech massacre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 May 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia
• "Report of the Virginia Tech Review Panel | EDUCAUSE." What is EDUCAUSE? |
EDUCAUSE. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 May 2012. <http://www.educause.edu/Resources/
• NUMBERS., THE. "AMERICAN CHRONICLES - Tags: HISTORY SCHOOLS."
EBSCO Online Library Search Engine Directory - Find Articles, News, Periodicals
and Other Premium Online Content. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 May 2012.
<http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/13126741/american-chronicles>.

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