The Department characterized UNC’s lack of compliance as a ‘systemic failure to provide students and employees with important campus crime information and services essential to their safety and security.’
In all, three separate reports were made on Friday: two involving groping and one involving a rape.
Michigan State University will pay $4.5 million for its systemic failure to address sexual abuse.
The Clery Center recommends institutions of higher education take these five steps when they are revisiting or publicizing their timely warning or emergency notification policies.
Since colleges first published annual security reports 25 years ago, the Clery Act has been the driving force to protect victims and make campuses safer.
The Department of Education requires schools to keep these Clery Act documents for seven years.
The change was made to deter the development of negative racial stereotypes.
‘Looking Back, Moving Forward’ marks 25th anniversary of historic legislation that changed landscape of campus safety by ensuring accountability of colleges and universities.
In this video, Clery Center Executive Director Alison Kiss covers common misconceptions surrounding college ASRs.