Unlike some U.S. Department of Education (ED) requirements—most notably Title IX—the Clery Act’s mandates are rooted almost entirely in statute rather than regulation. This distinction is significant amid recent discussions about reducing reliance on regulatory enforcement in favor of statutory Read More …
Author: S. Daniel Carter
A Step Forward for Campus Safety: Reflecting on the Name Change of the Clery Act
As the landscape of higher education continues to evolve, so too must the laws that govern campus safety. Recently, there was a significant update adding hazing to one of the most critical pieces of legislation in this arena – the Read More …
SCHA Compliance: Are Your Hazing Policies Ready?
Flexibility in Hazing Definitions The Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA), enacted on December 23, 2024, is designed to create a multi-faceted hazing prevention framework for colleges and universities that doesn’t rely upon a single approach. This includes allowing varying definitions Read More …
Understanding the 2024 Title IX Rule Definition of Domestic Violence
VAWA 2022 Domestic Violence Definition Doesn’t Apply to Title IX or Clery Act On June 10th the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in correspondence to SAFE Campuses, LLC clarified to us that schools could use the Read More …
What’s Wrong With Title IX’s Definition of Sexual Assault?
You’d think the 2024 Title IX Rule, due to take effect August 1, 2024, would use the most modern, inclusive definition of sexual assault available. You’d be wrong. You’d think it would be automatically compatible with the definition colleges and Read More …
Join SAFE Campuses in Creating a New Way to “Clery”
Using the Jeanne Clery Act to Create a Comprehensive Campus Safety Framework From time-to-time we see the Clery Act criticized as a bureaucratic compliance obligation rather than something that actually makes college and university campuses safer. Our view at SAFE Read More …
OCR: Institutions Subject to Both Title IX & Clery Must Use Clery’s VAWA Definitions
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today in correspondence to SAFE Campuses, LLC clarified that institutions of higher education may comply with their Title IX obligations by using the same definitions of “VAWA offenses” in disciplinary Read More …
The “Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act” Would Better Reflect Scope of Landmark Law Today
Most people know it simply as the Jeanne Clery Act, but it has a much longer technical name that is outdated. Renaming it the “Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act” would better reflect this comprehensive law & improve campus safety. Many Read More …
32 NCSI Can Help Make Your Campus Safer
Virginia Tech Victims Families Joined With Higher Education Experts to Create Campus Safety Self-Assessment In my campus safety advocacy and consulting with institutions of higher education over the last three decades the most common key to success I’ve seen is Read More …
Understanding the Clery Act’s Voluntary, Confidential Reporting Option
Over the last few decades, I’ve reviewed thousands of Clery Act Annual Security Reports, and perhaps no provision is more misunderstood than “voluntary, confidential” crime reporting. The most important things to know about it are that institutions aren’t required to Read More …