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Tag: Jeanne Clery Act

DIY: 10-step guide to auditing your school’s compliance with the Clery Act

Legal
August 20, 2014December 1, 2020 Student Press Law Center

How well does your school comply with the Clery Act? We've assembled this guide to help you find out. In it are instructions, sample records requests and a checklist of basic requirements your school should be meeting.

Tagged Access guides, campus crime, Jeanne Clery Act, legal-research, tip-sheet

Clery Act fines to rise with inflation

News
October 2, 2012September 5, 2018 Samantha Raphelson

The maximum fine for any violation under the Jeanne Clery Act increased to $35,000 today as part of an inflation adjustment.

Tagged Jeanne Clery Act, U.S. Department of Education

Tarleton State hit with $110,000 fine for violating Clery Act

News
June 8, 2012September 5, 2018 Sydni Dunn

When Erin Cooper-Baize filed a public records request at Tarleton State University requesting on-campus police reports, she never anticipated it would land her alma mater a $110,000 fine six years later for failing to report a number of crimes occurring from 2003 to 2005.

Tagged Department of Education, J-TAC, Jeanne Clery Act, Tarleton State University, Texas

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