University founded by Jerry Falwell slapped with record $14 million fine over campus safety

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : The government found that Liberty lacked the administrative capacity to comply with the Clery Act between 2016 and 2023.
41% : "This is the largest fine ever imposed for violating the Clery Act," the agency said.
38% : The $14 million fine was assessed against Liberty as part of a settlement agreement over "material and ongoing violations" violations of their obligations under the Clery Act, including "its published crime statistics and treatment of sexual assault survivors," the Department of Education said in a press release.
36% : The university was also seriously remiss in its obligations under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) -- which amended the Clery Act.
36% : The report spends significant time discussing those VAWA failures:Liberty is reminded that the exceptions identified here constitute serious and persistent violations of the VAWA provisions of the Clery Act that, by their nature, cannot be cured.
35% : The multiple and persistent failures to comply with the sexual violence prevention and response requirements of the Clery Act caused direct harm to victims of sex crimes and sexual misconduct as defined by the institution's policies.

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