Department Of Education To Investigate Penn State’s Handling of Jerry Sandusky Scandal

The U.S. Department of Education will launch an investigation into whether or not Penn State University failed to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (a.k.a. the Clery Act) in regard to allegations of sex offenses by former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky.

There’s been so much madness and things have moved so quickly at Penn St. University this week that it’s hard sometimes to realize that is whole mess is only just getting started.

The Clery Act states that colleges and universities are required to disclose the number of criminal offenses on campus that are reported each year and the institution must issue a timely warning if a reported crime represents a threat to the campus community.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan commented directly on the situation.

“If these allegations of sexual abuse are true then this is a horrible tragedy for those young boys. If it turns out that some people at the school knew of the abuse and did nothing or covered it up, that makes it even worse. Schools and school officials have a legal and moral responsibility to protect children and young people from violence and abuse.”

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