The U.S. Department of Education says Liberty University has agreed to pay an unprecedented $14 million fine after the large Christian school in Virginia failed to disclose information about crimes on campus.

The fine is by far the largest ever levied under the Clery Act, a law that requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to collect data on campus crime and notify students of threats. Schools must disseminate an annual security report that includes crime reports and information on efforts to improve campus safety.

Liberty has marketed itself for years as having one of the nation’s safest campuses. The Washington Post and USA Today reported in October that preliminary findings by federal investigators described a university that discouraged people from reporting crimes and could not provide basic documentation about crime on campus.

The U.S. Department of Education said it identified numerous cases that resulted in the misclassification or underreporting of crimes. And there were several incidents that the university determined to be unfounded without any clear showing that the initial report was false or baseless.

  • thefartographer@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    “This was especially common with respect to sexually based offenses, including rape and fondling cases, many of which were originally classified using non-specific or less specific codes such as sexual assault,” the settlement agreement stated.

    Federal investigators found that many victims of sexual crimes were fearful of reporting their incidents because of fear of reprisal.

    Sex crimes, culture of silence, and two Corinthians??? This university really has it all! Thank God we have such morally strict institutions to teach our youth how to be proper Christians.

    “In fact, over the course of this review period, several sexual assault victims were punished for violating the student code of conduct known as ‘The Liberty Way,’ while their assailants were left unpunished,” according to the settlement agreement.

    THESE BABY-SAVERS REALLY KNOW HOW TO PROTECT OUR KIDS! I SURE AM FUCKING GLAD THEY’RE BANNING DRAG QUEENS AND BOOKS FROM LIBRARIES! THANK FUCK FOR THE LIBERTY WAY

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    • Optional@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Man you’re not even going to mention the jizzed out three-ways of Falwell jr, his wife, and the pool boy?

      Guy can’t get arrested in that town!