PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: …The five-point plan unanimously approved by the board, including Gov. Corbett, who remained for the entire daylong meeting, was recommended by a committee appointed by the trustees to investigate the scandal….
Under the plan, the university will provide training to employees, starting with security and athletic department workers, to be sure they comply with federal law concerning the reporting of crime and the prompt reporting of abuse allegations. The plan also recommends better practices in dealing with minors on campus, including providing clear guidelines to staff and enhancing background checks of adults who deal with children.
The task force also called for new practices in the athletic department to better secure its facilities. They include restricting access to facilities by those no longer associated with the university, including former employees, such as Sandusky. It was in a campus shower that former assistant coach Mike McQueary saw Sandusky sexually assault a young boy in 2002, according to the account McQueary gave a grand jury. Sandusky was no longer employed by the university at the time. … (more)
