history and one of the deadliest perpetrated by a single gunman anywhere in the world. (Lee, 2013). Cho was a South Korean national studying at Virginia Tech, majoring in English. As explained by MSNBC's Robert Lee, “...In eighth grade, Cho was diagnosed with severe depression and selective mutism, an anxiety disorder that prevented him from speaking. Cho's family sought therapy for him, and he received help periodically throughout middle and high school." Early reports also indicated that Cho was bullied for speech difficulties in middle school and the bullying continued in high school. Cho was offered mental and psychological help but ultimately chose to stop treatment. When he applied and was admitted to Virginia Tech, school officials did not report his speech and anxiety-related problems or his special education status because of federal privacy laws that prohibit such disclosure unless one student does not require special accommodations. (Schulte, 2007). His fellow students described Cho as a quiet and reserved person. Student Julie Poole recalled the first day of literature class the previous year when students introduced themselves one by one. When it was Cho's turn to introduce himself, he didn't speak. According to Poole, the professor looked at the recording sheet and found that, while everyone else had written