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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, the MANY murders and the stigma of 90's safety school makes it unappealing to me as a parent. [/quote]

It really is pretty scary.  The beheading of a student in a VT school cafe, the mass shooting on VT campus, and then two VT freshman students who lured and murdered a 13-yr old girl.  What is going on in Blacksburg?  [/quote]

What are you talking about?  Beheading in a cafe.  Had not heard that one.  That would have been all over the news.  [/quote]

It was.  A Chinese grad student beheaded another Chinese grad student.  It was in 2009.  really a tragic isolated incident.  T[b]ech has gotten much better at dealing with mental health issues after a few problems.[/b]..that, and the mass shooting.

The mass shooting could have happened anywhere.  In fact, it has happened at many other places. Too many places.

From my perspective, I graduated from Tech in 1987, and am doing really well for myself.  I would be delighted if my DD chose tech, but she prefers (and was admitted to) W & M.  Her stats would make Tech a safety.  She hated UVA -- too pretentious.  [/quote]

To be fair (and I have no dog in this race), if I remember correctly, the mass shooting incident involved a young man who had had mental issues at high school and had an IEP.  He didn't disclose to Virginia Tech so they were unaware of any issues that the student had.  This came out from his parents after.  Same with the Chinese student. Yes, the race is relevant because that culture would discourage use of mental health services or having a disability plan because that would involve losing face. [/quote]

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