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Threat Assessments and Responses to Emergencies—Know the Statutory Background  


Author:  Ralph Gerstein.; Lois Gerstein .


Source: Volume 10, Number 04, Summer 2009 , pp.75-77(3)




Campus Safety & Student Development

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Abstract: 

This article discusses the various laws that affect university safety, security, and privacy. Due to a lawsuit against Virginia Tech for the wrongful death of a student, these laws are examined so as to clarify the university’s responsibility in a situation such as the one that occurred in April, 2007.

Keywords: Federal Education and Privacy Rights Act (FERPA); Tarasoff v. Board of Regents, University of California; Clery Act; Havlik v. Johnson & Wales;

Affiliations:  1: Co-Editor; 2: Co-Editor.

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