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In a email complaint by him, Cho complained about one of his professors, Nikki Giovanni, at Virginia Tech. Cho wore sunglasses to class to cover up himself, and was accused of filming Giovanni and the students in the class. Giovanni claims that this 'disruptive' behavior made many of the students leave the class. Giovanni also apparently perceived the content of some of Cho's poems as containing veiled violent threats, including towards her own person, but did not seek any further redress or security on her own behalf despite this perception. | In a email complaint by him, Cho complained about one of his professors, Nikki Giovanni, at Virginia Tech. Cho wore sunglasses to class to cover up himself, and was accused of filming Giovanni and the students in the class. Giovanni claims that this 'disruptive' behavior made many of the students leave the class. Giovanni also apparently perceived the content of some of Cho's poems as containing veiled violent threats, including towards her own person, but did not seek any further redress or security on her own behalf despite this perception. | ||
Giovanni consulted with other VT professors and threatened to resign, however there was no formal basis for removing Cho from the class and a compromise was reached where he was formally tutored by another English professor. Cho's grades in this specific class markedly improved after this transferal to the private tutoring and he received an A grade (pp. 43-45).<ref name="chomentalhealth"></ref> | |||
Giovanni became angry at Cho for not taking off his sunglasses. It was clear Cho had an animosity towards Giovanni, and he may have perceived her as a bully. | Giovanni became angry at Cho for not taking off his sunglasses. It was clear Cho had an animosity towards Giovanni, and he may have perceived her as a bully. | ||