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A $1-Million Fine for Violating the Clery Act? Expensive, but Not Unprecedented

By  Dan Bauman
October 2, 2018
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A fine of nearly $1-million imposed by the U.S. Department of Education against the University of Montana could be the second-largest penalty ever assessed for campus-safety violations under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, known as the Clery Act.

Montana officials say they do not dispute the department’s findings that the university failed to comply with Clery Act regulations that require universities to accurately report campus-crime data. The violations include the failure to properly report at least seven forcible sexual offenses from 2012 to 2015.

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The U. of Montana at Missoula’s Main Hall
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A fine of nearly $1-million imposed by the U.S. Department of Education against the University of Montana could be the second-largest penalty ever assessed for campus-safety violations under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, known as the Clery Act.

Montana officials say they do not dispute the department’s findings that the university failed to comply with Clery Act regulations that require universities to accurately report campus-crime data. The violations include the failure to properly report at least seven forcible sexual offenses from 2012 to 2015.

“While UM anticipated fines, we were surprised by the magnitude given UM’s cooperation in reviewing and updating the statistics,” said the university’s director of communications, Paula Short, in a statement.

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The university plans to appeal the $966,614 in penalties imposed by the department, which represent an uncommonly hefty fine. Between 2010 and 2017, the department imposed 40 fines on colleges for violations of the Clery Act’s campus-safety and drug-free-campus regulations. All together, the department has assessed just over $5 million in fines against colleges, with a nearly $2.4-million fine (the largest on record) levied against Pennsylvania State University in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child-abuse scandal. The median fine over the course those seven fiscal years was $47,250.

“This is a reporting issue, not a response issue,” Short’s statement continues. “The university has made marked progress in its commitment to creating a safe campus environment; some of our efforts have been described as a blueprint for other institutions. We remain committed to our students, and their safety as our top priority.”

Colleges don’t always end up paying their full penalties. They have a variety of means to reverse or reduce the fines imposed on them by the government. Twelve institutions reached settlement agreements with the department related to their Clery fines, including Oregon State and Liberty Universities. Other institutions, such as Mitsu Sato Hair Academy and Washington State University, elected to appeal the department’s findings. An analysis by Inside Higher Ed in 2014 found that fines imposed on colleges were reduced by more than 25 percent, on average, through appeals or settlements.

According to S. Daniel Carter, a consultant specializing in campus security, colleges’ Clery Act fines were originally limited to a maximum penalty of $25,000 per violation. After the latest round of adjustments for inflation, fines for each Clery Act violation are now $55,907. Such fines are typically imposed in full when a college misreports or omits a violent offense, like sexual assault. Likewise, Carter said the Montana case is an indicator of an updated department policy that limits reviews of a university’s Clery policy to five years. In the past, the Education Department had been criticized for prolonged investigations, stretching a decade or more in some cases.

This is a reporting issue, not a response issue.

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“Expect fine actions faster and larger. That’s the main takeaway,” Carter said of the Montana fine and what it indicated about future department oversight.

While the Trump-era Department of Education has reduced its sanctioning portfolio in areas like the regulation of for-profit colleges, it does not appear to have significantly reduced its regulatory brief when it comes to campus safety. In the first eight months of 2017, the department imposed five fines against colleges for violations related to campus-safety and drug-free-campus rules, compared with seven fines imposed during the same period of the Obama administration’s last year.

This is the second time in recent years that the federal government has reviewed Montana’s policies relating to campus safety and sexual violence. In 2013 the Education Department and the Department of Justice chided Montana for inadequate grievance procedures, and for not adequately dealing with at least two allegations of retaliation reported by victims of sexual assault.

More Than $5 Million in Clery Fines Have Been Assessed Against Colleges

InstitutionStateTypeReferral reasonImposed-fine amountImposed-fine date
Pennsylvania State University (The) PA Pub Campus Security and Drug-Free Campus $2,397,500 2016-11-28
Rosemont College PA Priv Campus Security and Drug-Free Campus $70,000 2016-03-23
Virginia State University VA Pub Drug-Free Campus $35,000 2017-06-28
Central Connecticut State University CT Pub Campus Security $32,500 2017-06-28
Jefferson College MO Pub Campus Security and Drug-Free Campus $32,500 2016-06-08
Cottey College MO Priv Campus Security $30,000 2017-08-02
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College PA Pub Drug-Free Campus $27,500 2017-08-30
Make-Up Designory CA Prop Campus Security $27,500 2016-09-27
Wichita Area Technical College KS Pub Campus Security $27,500 2016-03-18
University of Northern Iowa IA Pub Campus Security $110,000 2013-03-27
University of Nebraska - Kearney NE Pub Campus Security $65,000 2014-08-21
Wards Corner Beauty Academy VA Prop Campus Security $15,000 2015-03-19
Sterling College KS Priv Campus Security $165,000 2015-03-11
Yale University CT Priv Campus Security $155,000 2013-07-09
University of North Dakota ND Pub Campus Security $115,000 2013-07-17
Washington State University WA Pub Campus Security $82,500 2013-02-14
Salina Area Technical College KS Pub Campus Security $72,500 2015-06-04
Joliet Junior College IL Pub Campus Security $55,000 2016-02-09
Cornell College IA Priv Campus Security $55,000 2015-06-24
Delaware State University DE Pub Campus Security $55,000 2014-11-14
McDaniel College MD Priv Campus Security and Drug-Free Campus $45,000 2016-04-20
First Institute IL Prop Campus Security $42,500 2015-06-03
Midlands Technical College SC Pub Campus Security $37,500 2014-12-09
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University VA Pub Campus Security $32,500 2014-01-03
Mount Mercy University IA Priv Campus Security $27,500 2015-06-03
Graham Hospital School of Nursing IL Priv Campus Security $20,000 2017-01-31
Century College MN Pub Drug-Free Campus $10,000 2016-02-03
Mitsu Sato Hair Academy KS Prop Campus Security $10,000 2015-10-16
Oregon State University OR Pub Campus Security $220,500 2014-02-19
Dominican College of Blauvelt NY Priv Campus Security $200,000 2013-09-17
Paul Smith’s College of Arts & Sciences NY Priv Campus Security $195,000 2011-04-14
Tarleton State University TX Pub Campus Security $123,500 2012-07-25
Liberty University VA Priv Campus Security $120,000 2013-12-18
Notre Dame College of Ohio OH Priv Campus Security $89,000 2012-01-04
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College VT Pub Campus Security $55,000 2012-10-11
University of Texas at Arlington TX Pub Campus Security $49,500 2013-07-31
Wesley College DE Priv Campus Security $45,000 2013-01-02
Schreiner University TX Priv Campus Security $42,000 2010-07-02
Xenon International Academy III CO Prop Campus Security $30,000 2016-02-11
Mid-Atlantic Christian University NC Priv Campus Security $30,000 2015-03-19
InstitutionCategoryIssue justifying fine levy
Central Connecticut State University FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS CCSU DID NOT PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE A COMPLETE AFSR IN 2012
Central Connecticut State University FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS CCSU DID NOT TIMELY DISTRIBUTE ITS ASR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2012
Century College DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES CENTURY DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Cornell College FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS CORNELL DID NOT PROPERLY DISTRIBUTE ITS 2011 AFSR
Cornell College FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS CORNELL FAILED TO PROPERLY DISTRIBUTE ITS 2011 ASR
Cottey College DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES COTTEY DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Cottey College REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS COTTEY’S 2012 AFSR OMITTED REQUIRED INFORMATION
Delaware State University ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY LACK OF ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY
Delaware State University CRIME STATISTICS FAILURE TO REPORT ACCURATE CRIME STATISTICS AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDS TO SUBSTANTIATE CRIME STATISTICS REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT AND INCLUDED IN THE ASR
Dominican College of Blauvelt CRIME LOG DOMINICAN COLLEGE DID NOT MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE AND COMPLETE DAILY CRIME LOG FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2006 AND 2007
Dominican College of Blauvelt CRIME STATISTICS DOMINICAN COLLEGE FAILED TO PROPELY DEFINE THE CAMPUS AND REPORT CRIME STATISTICS FOR NON-CAMPUS PROPERTY
Dominican College of Blauvelt CRIME STATISTICS DOMINICAN COLLEGE FAILED TO PROPERLY CLASSIFY AND DISCLOSE CRIME STATISTICS
Dominican College of Blauvelt FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS DOMINICAN COLLEGE DID NOT DISTRIBUTE ITS ASR FOR CALANDER YEAR 2007
Dominican College of Blauvelt REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS DOMINICAN COLLEGE’S CALENDAR YEAR 2007 ASR OMITTED REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
First Institute CRIME STATISTICS FIRST INSTITUTE FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPILE AND DISCLOSE CRIME STATISTICS IN THE 2011 ASR
First Institute REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS FIRST INSTITUTE’S 2011 ASR DID NOT INCLUDE REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
Graham Hospital School of Nursing OTHER NOT AVAILABLE
Jefferson College DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES JEFFERSON DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Jefferson College REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS JEFFERSON’S 2011 ASR OMITTED REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENT
Joliet Junior College FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS JJC FAILED TO PROPERLY DISTRIBUTE ITS 2011 ASR
Liberty University CRIME LOG LIBERTY FAILED TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE DAILY CRIME LOG
Liberty University CRIME STATISTICS LIBERTY FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPILE AND DISCLOSE CRIME STATISTICS
Liberty University FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS LIBERTY FAILED TO PROPERLY DISTRIBUTE CAMPUS SECURIY REPORTS
Liberty University REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS LIBERTY’S CAMPUS SECURITY REPORTS OMITTED REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS AND WERE IMPROPERLY FORMARTED
Liberty University TIMELY WARNING LIBERTY FAILED TO PROPERLY ISSUE TIMELY WARNINGS TO ITS CAMPUS COMMUNITY
Make-Up Designory CRIME STATISTICS MD FAILED TO REPORT CRIME STATISTICS TO IBE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2012
McDaniel College CRIME STATISTICS MCDANIEL FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPILE AND DISCLOSE ACCURATE CRIME STATISTICS
McDaniel College DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES MCDANIEL DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Mid-Atlantic Christian University CRIME LOG MID-ATLANTIC DID NOT MAINTAIN A DAILY CRIME LOG FOR 2009 AND 2010
Mid-Atlantic Christian University DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES MID-ATLANTIC DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Mid-Atlantic Christian University FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS MID-ATLANTIC DID NOT PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE A 2010 AFSR
Mid-Atlantic Christian University FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS MID-ATLANTIC FAILED TO PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE ITS 2009 AND 2010 ASRs
Mid-Atlantic Christian University FIRE LOG MID-ATLANTIC DID NOT MAINTAIN A FIRE LOG
Midlands Technical College CRIME STATISTICS MTC FAILED TO PROPERLY CLASSIFY, COMPILE AND DISCLOSE CRIME STATISTICS
Midlands Technical College REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS MTC’S 2009 ASR OMITTED REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
Mitsu Sato Hair Academy FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS MITSU FAILED TO PROPERLY DISTRIBUTE ITS 2012 ASR
Mount Mercy University FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS MOUNT MERCY DID NOT PROPERLY DISTRIBUTE ITS ASR FOR CALANDER YEAR 2009
Mount Mercy University REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS MOUNT MERCY’S CALENDAR YEAR 2009 ASR OMITTED REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
Notre Dame College of Ohio FAILURE TO REPORT/DISCLOSE/NOTIFY NDC FAILED TO REPORT FOUR (4) FORCIBLE SEX OFFENSES IN ITS 2005 CRIME STATITICS
Notre Dame College of Ohio TIMELY WARNING NDC FAILED TO PROPERLY ISSUE TIMELY WARNINGS TO ITS CAMPUS COMMUNITY REGARDING TWO SEXUAL ASSAULT INCIDENTS
Notre Dame College of Ohio TIMELY WARNING NDC LACKED A TIMELY WARNING POLICY
Oregon State University CRIME STATISTICS OSU FAILED TO REPORT ACCURATE CRIME STATISTICS IN ITS CALENDAR YEAR 2008 ASRAND STATISTICAL DATA SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT’S CAMPUS CRIME AND SECURITY WEBSITE
Paul Smith’s College of Arts & Sciences ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY LACK OF ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY
Paul Smith’s College of Arts & Sciences CRIME LOG FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A DAILY CRIME LOG
Paul Smith’s College of Arts & Sciences CRIME STATISTICS FAILURE TO DEFINE THE CAMPUS AND DISCLOSE CRIME STATISTICS FOR ALL LOCATIONS
Paul Smith’s College of Arts & Sciences CRIME STATISTICS FAILURE TO DISCLOSE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE CRIME STATISTICS
Paul Smith’s College of Arts & Sciences FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE THE ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT’S REGULATIONS
Paul Smith’s College of Arts & Sciences REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS LACK OF ADEQUATE POLICY STATEMENTS
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES PENNSYLVANIA HIGHLANDS DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Pennsylvania State University (The) ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY LACK OF ADMINISTRATIVE CAPABILITY
Pennsylvania State University (The) CRIME STATISTICS PENN STATE DID NOT COLLECT CRIME STATISTICS FROM ALL REQUIRED SOURCES AND INCLUDE THEM IN THE 2011 ASR
Pennsylvania State University (The) CRIME STATISTICS PENN STATE DID NOT PROPERLY CLASSIFY REPORTED CRIMES FOR CLERY ACT PURPOSES AND DID NOT PROPERLY COMPILE AND DISCLOSE CRIME STATISTICS
Pennsylvania State University (The) CRIME STATISTICS THE CRIME STATISTICS IN PENN STATE’S 2011 ASR DID NOT MATCH THE CRIME STATISTICS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT, AND BOTH THE STATISTICS IN THE 2011 ASR AND THE STATISTICS SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT WERE INACCURATE
Pennsylvania State University (The) DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES PENN STATE DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Pennsylvania State University (The) FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS PENN STATE DID NOT TIMELY DISTRIBUTE ITS ASR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2011
Pennsylvania State University (The) FAILURE TO REPORT/DISCLOSE/NOTIFY PENN STATE DID NOT PROPERLY NOTIFY PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE 2011 ASR AND THE 2011 AFSR
Pennsylvania State University (The) OTHER PENN STATE’S ASR/AFSR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2011 WAS NOT PROPERLY TITLED AND PUBLISHED
Pennsylvania State University (The) REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS PENN STATE’S CALENDAR YEAR 2011 ASR DID NOT INCLUDE REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
Pennsylvania State University (The) TIMELY WARNING FAILURE TO ISSUE AN EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION AFTER SENIOR PENN STATE OFFICIALS LEARNED OF THE FORTHCOMING FORCIBLE SEX OFFENSE AND CHILD SEX ABUSE CHARGES AGAINST SANDUSKY
Rosemont College CRIME STATISTICS ROSEMONT FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPILE AND DISCLOSE ACCURATE CRIME STATISTICS
Rosemont College DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES ROSEMONT DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Salina Area Technical College CRIME STATISTICS SATC FAILED TO PROPERLY DEFINE THE CAMPUS AND REPORT CRIME STATISTICS FOR KSUS
Salina Area Technical College DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES SATC DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Salina Area Technical College FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS SATC DID NOT PROPERLY DISTRIBUTE ITS 2010 ASR TO STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES
Salina Area Technical College REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS SATC’S 2010 ASR OMITTED REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
Schreiner University CRIME STATISTICS SCHREINER FAILED TO REPORT ONE FORCIBLE SEX OFFENSE INCIDENT IN ITS CRIME STATISTICS
Sterling College CRIME LOG STERLING DID NOT MAINTAIN A DAILY CRIME LOG FOR 2009
Sterling College DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES STERLING DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Sterling College FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS STERLING DID NOT PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE A COMPLETE AFSR IN 2010
Sterling College FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS STERLING FAILED TO PUBLISH AND DISTRIBUTE ITS 2009 ASR
Sterling College FIRE LOG STERLING DID NOT MAINTAIN A FIRE LOG
Sterling College REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS STERLING’S 2010 ASR OMITTED REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
Tarleton State University CRIME STATISTICS TSU FAILED TO REPORT SEVERAL INCIDENTS IN ITS CRIME STATISTICS
University of Nebraska - Kearney CRIME STATISTICS UNK FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPILE AND DISCLOSE CRIME STATISTICS
University of Nebraska - Kearney FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS UNK DID NOT PROPERLY DISTRIBUTE ITS 2009 ASR TO PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES AND PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS
University of North Dakota CRIME STATISTICS UND FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPILE AND DISCLOSE CRIME STATISTICS
University of North Dakota OTHER UND FAILED TO PROPERLY DEFINE THE NON-CAMPUS BUILDINGS/PROPERTY FOR CLERY ACT PURPOSES
University of North Dakota REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS UND’S 2009 ASR DID NOT INCLUDE REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
University of Northern Iowa CRIME STATISTICS UNI FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPILE AND DISCLOSE ACCURATE CRIME STATISTICS TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2007
University of Northern Iowa FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS UNI FAILED TO PROPERLY DISTRIBUTE ITS ASR FOR CALENDER YEARS 2006 AND 2007
University of Northern Iowa REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS UNl’S ASR OMITTED A REQUIRED SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY STATEMENT
University of Northern Iowa TIMELY WARNING UNl’S ASR CONTAINED INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION REGARDING THE INSTITUTION’S TIMELY WARNING POLICIES
University of Texas at Arlington CRIME STATISTICS UTA FAILED TO PROPERLY CLASSIFY, COMPILE AND DISCLOSE CRIME STATISTICS
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College CRIME LOG UVM DID NOT MAINTAIN A PROPER AND ACCURATE CRIME LOG
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College CRIME STATISTICS UVM FAILED TO REPORT ACCURATE CRIME STATISTICS
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College FAILURE TO DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS UVM FAILED TO PROPERLY DISTRIBUTE ITS ASR FOR CALENDER YEAR · 2008
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS UVM’S CALENDAR YEAR 2007 ASR OMITTED A REQUIRED SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY STATEMENT
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University TIMELY WARNING FAILURE TO FOLLOW TIMELY WARNING POLICY
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University TIMELY WARNING FAILURE TO PROVIDE TIMELY WARNING
Virginia State University DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES VSU DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Wards Corner Beauty Academy REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS WCBA’S 2010 ASR DID NOT INCLUDE THREE REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
Washington State University FAILURE TO REPORT/DISCLOSE/NOTIFY WSU FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPILE AND DISCLOSE TWO (2) FORCIBLE SEX CRIMES
Washington State University REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS WSU’S CAMPUS SECURITY REPORTS OMITTED REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
Wesley College CRIME LOG FAILURE TO MAKE THE CRIME LOG OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION
Wesley College REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS WESLEY’S ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT WAS IMPROPERLY FORMATED AND OMITTED REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
Wesley College TIMELY WARNING WESLEY FAILED TO PROPERLY ISSUE A TIMELY WARNING TO ITS CAMPUS COMMUNITY REGARDING A SEXUAL ASSAULT INCIDENT
Wichita Area Technical College DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES WATC DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Xenon International Academy III DRUG AND ALCOHOL RULES XENON DID NOT COMPLY WITH THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS
Xenon International Academy III REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS XENON’S 2011 ASR OMITTED REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS
Yale University CRIME STATISTICS YALE FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPILE AND DISCLOSE CRIME STATISTICS
Yale University CRIME STATISTICS YALE FAILED TO PROPERLY DEFINE THE CAMPUS AND REPORT CRIME STATISTICS FOR YNHH
Yale University REQUIRED INFORMATION AND POLICY STATEMENTS YALE’S CAMPUS SECURITY REPORTS OMITTED REQUIRED POLICY STATEMENTS

The Education Department Has Sanctioned Colleges for a Variety of Problems

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Dan Bauman is a reporter who investigates and writes about all things data in higher education. Tweet him at @danbauman77 or email him at dan.bauman@chronicle.com.

Clarification (10/3/2018, 5:17 p.m.): This article originally stated that the University of Montana’s violations included “the failure to report at least seven forcible sexual offenses from 2012 to 2015.” The article has been updated to reflect that the university did report most of the incidents, but it failed to do so according to department guidelines.

A version of this article appeared in the October 12, 2018, issue.
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