"His middle and high schools responded well to these signs and, with his parents' involvement, provided services to address these issues," the panel found.
But confusion about state and federal privacy laws, gaps in mental health services within Virginia Tech and at the local and state level, and gaping holes in gun laws all conspired to allow a dangerous and deranged student to go on a killing rampage in a dormitory and classroom building.
"No one knew all the information, and no one connected the dots," the panel members wrote, regarding the university's response to "troubling incidents" that occurred during Cho's junior year.
The report noted that in interviews conducted for the panel's investigation, various Virginia Tech officials -- including those from the counseling center, office of judicial affairs, campus police and the dean of students -- reported that they didn't share information with one another or with Cho's parents in the belief that they were barred from doing so by privacy laws.
