Education Department Holds Both Complainant & Respondent Must be Allowed to Respond if the Other Appeals The U.S. Department of Education last year found a Maryland university in violation of the Clery Act for failing to allow a complainant in Read More …
Author: S. Daniel Carter
How Simplifying Annual Clery Act Reports Can Make Our Campuses Safer
Thirty years ago today, September 1, 1992, the first Jeanne Clery Act annual security reports were due ushering in a new era of transparency in college and university campus safety. Prior to this the campus crime statistics, and public information Read More …
The Clery Act Requires Colleges & Universities to Effectively Respond to Gender Based Violence Complaints
The VAWA Requirements Operate as a Companion to Title IX While best known for crime statistics and timely warnings the Clery Act also serves as a companion to the sex discrimination civil-rights law Title IX. Clery requires colleges and universities Read More …
The U.S. Dept. of Education Has Increased Clery Act Fines to $62,689
On April 20, 2022 the U.S. Department of Education increased fines for violating the Jeanne Clery Act from $59,017 to $62,689. Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 the Department is required to adjust Read More …
Campus Climate Surveys Due In 2024 Will Significantly Expand On Clery Act Sexual Violence Data
Under new federal legislation, enacted on March 15, 2022 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, campus climate survey data for individual college and university campuses is due to be available by 2024. These campus climate surveys will collect Read More …
President Biden Signs Most Consequential Campus Sexual Violence Legislation In A Decade
Washington, DC – President Joe Biden on March 15, 2022 signed the most consequential campus sexual violence legislation in a decade into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 government funding bill (Public Law No: 117-103). The measure Read More …
Changes Coming in 2022 to Federal Rules Governing Sex Discrimination, Student Privacy, and Campus Crime Reporting
Washington, DC – In addition to Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is scheduled to make changes to FERPA and Clery Act implementation this year. Each of these three laws and their implementation have significant implications for campus Read More …
U.S. Department of Justice Releases Campus Climate Survey Research and Resources (January 21, 2016)
This blog was originally published on January 21, 2016. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) earlier this week released a landmark new study on sexual violence in higher education that is consistent with prior national data, but most significantly demonstrated Read More …
Clery Act Prohibits “Gag Orders” in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
Transparency to complainants and respondents in how colleges and universities handle sexual misconduct cases is essential to both confidence in those systems and compliance with federal law. Under the Jeanne Clery Act both the complainant and respondent in sexual violence Read More …
Title IX Officials Must Report Crimes, Clery Fines Increased, Title IX Rule Challenge Put On Hold
U.S. Department of Education Clarifies That Title IX Officials Must Report For Clery The U.S. Department of Education quietly updated guidance on January 19, 2021 to clarify that “any official…who has the authority to institute corrective measures” under the 2020 Read More …