Whistleblower Protection

Read: USU Settles with Former Football Player Who Reported Campus Police Misconduct

USU Settles with Former Football Player Who Reported Campus Police Misconduct

The former USU football player allegedly was retaliated against for reporting concerning comments made by school and local police about a rape committed by a teammate.

Read: Lawsuit: Cal Poly Pomona President Interfered with Campus Criminal Investigations

Lawsuit: Cal Poly Pomona President Interfered with Campus Criminal Investigations

The whistleblower lawsuit accuses President Soraya Coley of trying to block several probes to protect the school’s reputation and preserve her job.

Read: Oxford Schools Whistleblowers: District Failed to Implement Threat Assessment Policy

Oxford Schools Whistleblowers: District Failed to Implement Threat Assessment Policy

Two ex-school board members claim the district didn’t use its own threat assessment guidelines in the months leading up to last year’s Oxford High School shooting.

Read: Former Liberty University Dean Files Whistleblower Lawsuit

Former Liberty University Dean Files Whistleblower Lawsuit

The former employee says he notified Liberty officials and police about the school’s violations of the law and was fired for doing so.

Read: Jury Sides with Terminated KSU Whistleblower

Jury Sides with Terminated KSU Whistleblower

The ex-employee claimed he was fired for advocating for students who submitted sexual harassment claims against faculty.

Read: Missouri Governor Wants to Prosecute Journalist Who Found School Employee Database Vulnerability

Missouri Governor Wants to Prosecute Journalist Who Found School Employee Database Vulnerability

Cybersecurity legal experts say the potential prosecution is misguided and could have a chilling effect on others who discover cyber vulnerabilities.

Read: San Jose State to Pay $1.6M to Students Assaulted by Athletic Trainer

San Jose State to Pay $1.6M to Students Assaulted by Athletic Trainer

The DOJ found that SJSU failed for more than a decade to respond adequately to reports of sexual assault of female student-athletes by an athletic trainer then working at the university.

Read: UPDATE: Coronavirus Has Killed More Than 600 U.S. Healthcare Workers

UPDATE: Coronavirus Has Killed More Than 600 U.S. Healthcare Workers

However, the death toll of healthcare workers from COVID-19 is most likely higher.

Read: Should Campuses Defund the Police?

Should Campuses Defund the Police?

George Floyd’s death has prompted calls for campuses to “defund the police” and/or sever ties with local law enforcement, but are those moves knee-jerk reactions that will backfire?

Read: Former ASU Police Say School Directed Them to Change Crime Stats

Former ASU Police Say School Directed Them to Change Crime Stats

The lawsuit alleges Arizona State changed the classification of crime stats in order to improve its image in the local community.

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