looking into it because they may have violated The Jeanne Clery Act.
Summary Of The Jeanne Clery Act
Clery Act FAQs:
Jeanne Clery Act FAQs
What is the Jeanne Clery Act?
The "Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act" (originally the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990) is a federal law that requires institutions of higher education in the United States to disclose campus security information including crime statistics for the campus and surrounding areas. It was first enacted by Congress in 1990 and amended in 1992, 1998, 2000 and 2008.
Who is Jeanne Clery?
In 1986 Jeanne Clery, a freshman at Pennsylvania's Lehigh University, was murdered and sexually assaulted in her campus residence hall room by another student she didn't know. Her school hadn't informed students about 38 violent crimes on campus in the three years preceding her murder. Clery's parents, Connie & Howard, led the crusade to enact the original Campus Security Act. Congress formally named the law in memory of Clery in 1998.
Which schools must comply with the Clery Act?
All institutions of postsecondary education, both public and private, that participate in federal student aid programs must publish and disseminate an annual campus security report as well as make timely warnings. If the institution maintains a police or security department of any kind they must also maintain a crime log that is open to the general public.
What does a school have to disclose under the Clery Act?
Schools must publish and disseminate an annual campus security report containing various security policies and three years worth of crime statistics. They must also issue timely warnings about crimes that pose an ongoing danger. Schools with a police or security department of any kind must also maintain a public crime log of all crimes reported to that department.
A list of the security policies and crime statistics that schools are required to include in their annual report can be found at...
http://www.securityoncampus.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=884 Who is entitled to receive information under the Clery Act?
Currently enrolled students and employees are to receive a school's annual campus security report automatically. Prospective students and employees are to be provided with information about the report and entitled to request a copy. The general public, including parents and the news media, have access to the public crime log.
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