Campus safety professionals, compliance officers, and university leaders—listen up. Amid the whirlwind of changes at the U.S. Department of Education (ED), one thing remains rock solid: the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act’s statutory obligations. Despite President Donald Trump’s anticipated executive Read More …
Category: Clery Act
A Historic Milestone in Campus Safety: Celebrating the Stop Campus Hazing Act
On March 12, 2025, SAFE Campuses, LLC joined a remarkable group of advocates, lawmakers, and families at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the passage of the Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA). Signed into law on December Read More …
Turning Your ASR into a Campus Safety Superpower: Lessons from Clery Month 2025
Let’s face it: the Annual Security Report (ASR) doesn’t exactly scream “page-turner.” For years, it’s been that hefty document—sometimes topping 100 pages—that checks boxes for Clery Act compliance but leaves students, staff, and families scratching their heads. Dense stats, legal Read More …
The Clery Act Stands Firm on Statutory Foundations Amid Shifting Enforcement Priorities
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 …
Violating the Clery Act Will Cost More in 2025: Key Updates in Educational Policy and Compliance
Clery Act Fines Increase to $71,545 Institutions of higher education, take note: the cost of non-compliance with the Clery Act has just escalated. Effective from the announcement on January 21, 2025, the fines for violating the Clery Act have been Read More …
Navigate SCHA & Clery Act Compliance with SAFE Campuses, LLC
Seize the SCHA Opportunity to Revitalize Your Campus Safety Framework The Stop Campus Hazing Act (SCHA) creates a timely opportunity to streamline campus safety policies. Institutions can leverage the SCHA implementation process across 2025 and 2026 to comprehensively review and Read More …
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 …
Stop Campus Hazing Act Advances in Congress
Washington, DC – The U.S. House Committee on Education & the Workforce today advanced, by a 28-2 vote, the bi-partisan “Stop Campus Hazing Act” (H.R. 5646). The measure will amend the Jeanne Clery Act to provide that institutions of higher 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 …