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Topic: clery act
Erickson outlines progress in implementation of Freeh recommendations
HERSHEY, Pa. -- Penn State President Rodney Erickson updated the University’s Board of Trustees Friday (March 16) on progress made in implementing five preliminary recommendations made by Judge Louis Freeh, a former FBI director and federal judge who is leading the University's independent external investigation into child abuse allegations against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The recommendations, released in January, are designed to improve University structures and protocols involved in the identification and reporting of crimes related to child sexual abuse.
University prepares for Clery Act review
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The U.S. Department of Education will launch a campus security program review into Penn State's compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the Clery Act). The review was sparked by allegations of sex offenses on campus by former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. The Department of Education notified the University in a letter sent on Nov. 9 that it would send representatives to the University Park campus beginning Monday, Nov. 28.