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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools systems cover up because they can. We need to extend the Clery Act to K-12s.

Universities used to do the same thing until the Clery Act forced them to report it:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clery_Act
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Agree that a similar law is needed to hold K-12 schools to account. Arguably, the Clery Act's penalties are insufficient to deter reporting - they didn't prevent Penn State from failing to report on Jerry Sandusky's activities for years. [b]Victims should be informed of their rights and I would hope that a relocation option to a schoo[/b]l in Arlington or one of the private schools in Alexandria was offered to the victim. [b]Current and prospective students should be provided with real-time data on crime and safety on campus [/b]- so families can decide whether to move or go to private schools, or at the very least, seek safety reforms on campuses. We don't know what, if anything, Minnie Howard is doing differently after the rape and that is astounding to me. [b]I wish there was a way to demand a town hall on this.[/b]

In the meantime, ACPS and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act also needs to be reformed such that the cost of requesting information is not prohibitive (look at the cost schedule for requests and searches). It should not cost more than $50 to obtain disclosure of correspondence between school board members, school administration, and other government officials.

https://www.acps.k12.va.us/domain/109[/quote]

You are preaching to the choir on all three of these for us.[/quote]

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