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Company: Liberty University, Inc.
Penalty: $16,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: March 5, 2024
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: Clery Act campus security reporting violation
Violation Description: The U.S. Department of Education imposed a $14 million fine as a result of a settlement agreement with Liberty University for material and ongoing violations of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, including with respect to its published crime statistics and treatment of sexual assault survivors. This was the largest fine ever imposed for violating the Clery Act, which requires institutions to provide important information about public safety issues to current students, parents, employees, prospective students and employees, and the public postsecondary schools participating in the federal student aid programs. As a part of the settlement, Liberty agreed to spend $2 million over the next two years for on-campus safety improvements and compliance enhancements.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Education Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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