An Education Department inquiry found that Liberty University has failed for years to keep its campus safe and repeatedly violated…
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Lawrence Ray, known as “Lawrence Grecco,” was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Friday for years of sexual abuse and manipulation involving students at Sarah Lawrence University in New York.
Bradley Bass has been charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, the same as if he had sought out and possessed child pornography for his own gratification.
Accusers are required to sign waivers that take away students’ right to discuss the investigative process, to review evidence in their own cases, even to share evidence with advocates or police..
Police at schools and colleges have become targets of the “defund police” movement. But advocates for lowering the profile of campus police and eliminating uniformed police in K-12 have not presented evidence on whether this will increase or decrease crime in schools, cautions the former director of campus security at one university.
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is proposing a major overhaul of the way colleges handle complaints of sexual misconduct, narrowing the definition of sexual harassment and increasing protections for students accused of misconduct.
The University of Montana is facing a $966,614 federal penalty for reporting “inaccurate and misleading” crime statistics — on everything from liquor violations to rape — from 2012 to 2015. The fine appears to be one of the highest on record for campus security issues. The university will appeal the fine but doesn’t dispute the charges.
Campuses around the country are facing up to sexual assault and violence—often committed by star athletes. At the University of Arizona, now hit with a number of lawsuits, looking the other way is no longer an option, according to an Arizona Daily Star report.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ announcement that she wants a “better” approach to campus sex assaults has stoked fears that the Trump administration will weaken existing federal legislation banning gender bias in education. TCR examines the reaction from both sides.
A case pending at the Supreme Court could decide whether constitutional protections against warrantless searches prevent courts and law enforcement from using evidence discovered from cellphone records. A former NYC prosecutor contends that the justices should hear arguments.