Liberty University fined $14 million by Dept. of Education over failure to comply with campus safety standards

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The ED detailed several findings from a "program review" that began in February 2022 to evaluate LU's compliance with the Clery Act.
57% : "LU officials released a statement following the settlement that the fine came after the University invested $10 million in improving measures that would comply with Clery Act guidelines.
48% : "Among the findings is a lack of administrative capability, which reported that LU failed to take action to meet the standards of Clery Act compliance between 2016 and 2023.
46% : The ED announced on Tuesday via a press release that the office of Federal Student Aid fined LU as a result of a settlement agreement over "material and ongoing violations of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), including with respect to its published crime statistics and treatment of sexual assault survivors.""Students, faculty, and staff deserve to know that they can be safe and secure in their school communities.
42% : Furthermore, as universities are expected to comply with sexual violence prevention and response requirements of the Clery Act, ED reported that LU failed to take action against such measures, thus, failing to comply with the Violate Against Women Act requirements.
38% : "The amount LU is ordered to pay is the largest fine ever imposed for violating the Clery Act.
38% : "The leak is intentionally aimed at laying the groundwork for an unprecedented fine and the report is filled with factual errors that the Department has admitted to Liberty in their negotiations," Costin told Fox News Digital in an interview in October 2023.Co-founded by Christian Right activist and televangelist Jerry Falwell, Sr., Liberty is known for its conservative honor code that governs personal behavior, such as prohibiting premarital sex.
32% : According to ED, the "announcement followed the receipt of several complaints that alleged the university had engaged in a pattern of conduct that reflected serious violations of the Clery Act.

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