Judge dismisses Virginia Tech fine for slow alert
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RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A judge has thrown out a fine imposed by federal education officials against Virginia Tech, finding the school did not wait too long under federal law to alert students of the first shootings in a 2007 rampage that left 32 innocent people dead. The U.S. Department of Education last year ordered the university to pay a $55,000 fine, the maximum allowed for violations of the federal Clery Act, which requires timely warnings of crimes on campuses. University officials waited more than two hours before notifying the campus that a shooting had occurred. … Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back Not What You Needed? Check Out These Related Sites... |

