The Education Department launched a review of Brown University to determine whether the institution met its obligations under the Clery Act after a campus shooting that killed two students. Secretary Linda McMahon questioned Brown’s emergency notifications and video-surveillance standards as part of the inquiry. Brown placed its top campus safety official, Rodney Chatman, on administrative leave while the university conducts its own security assessment and brought in an external former police chief to lead public-safety operations. The federal probe requests records including annual security reports, crime logs and disciplinary referrals. The investigation follows criticism from state and federal officials over the speed and content of Brown’s communications during the five-day manhunt for the suspected shooter. Colleges nationwide should prepare for increased federal scrutiny into emergency notification systems and evidence of procedural compliance under the Clery Act.
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