UNC-Chapel Hill Fined $1.5 Million for Clery Violations
The settlement comes after a six-year investigation by the Department of Education found “persistent failure” in its compiling of campus crime statistics.
The settlement comes after a six-year investigation by the Department of Education found “persistent failure” in its compiling of campus crime statistics.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said although he is not prepared to eliminate NYPD presence from schools, he is looking into supplementary “grassroots” alternatives.
The lawsuit claims the final regulations narrow Title IX’s reach and will chill the reporting of sexual harassment due to extensive procedural requirements.
In Jan. 2020, Florida Tech President T. Dwayne McCay said up to 53 alleged Clery crimes were not included in the school’s 2019 Annual Security Report.
The new regulations require colleges to allow cross-examination of accusers and eliminate the single-investigator models.
Abigail Boyer, associate executive director for the Clery Center, discusses common findings from reviewing annual security reports.
The new guidance covers emergency notification requirements for the essential employees and small number of students who remain on college campuses.
A six-year review of Penn State’s handling of sexual misconduct complaints found several Title IX violations this academic year.
Following an investigation, the school has agreed to create a centralized record-keeping system to track sexual misconduct allegations against employees.
While most of the hotly debated proposed regulations are likely to remain, the Education Department is expected to change its stance on off-campus sexual assault.