Liberty University Agrees to Pay $14 Million in Fines for Underreporting Crimes, Sexual Assaults

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Schools must disseminate an annual security report that includes crime reports and information on efforts to improve campus safety.
46% : The fine is by far the largest ever levied under the Clery Act, a law that requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to collect data on campus crime and notify students of threats.
41% : "See Related: This Is the Way: Thomas Massie Introduces Bill to Demolish the Department of EducationPew Research Poll Shows How Democrats Feel About Parental Rights in Education, and You Won't Be SurprisedLiberty University, while conceding to pay the fines levied under the Clery Act, nevertheless pushed back on some of the allegations.
39% : On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced that Liberty University, founded by the late Jerry Falwell, will pay an unprecedented $14 million in fines for violations of the Clery Act.
39% : Before this, the largest fine levied under the Clery Act was a 2019 finding against Michigan State, in which investigators again found that Michigan State failed to respond to sexual assault complaints against a campus sports physician who was accused of molesting female athletes.

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