The Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act)
The Clery Act is a federal law that requires all colleges and universities that receive federal student aid to share information about crimes on their campus.
The goal of the Clery Act is to give students and their families helpful information about campus safety.
What does Parkland College do to follow the Clery Act?
To comply with the law, the College:
- Tracking all locations used for college programs and activities.
- Collects and counts crime reports and crime statistics.
- Sends alerts to the campus community about threats to safety, including:
- Timely warnings about crimes that may still be a threat.
- Emergency notifications via Parkland Alerts about urgent or dangerous situations.
- Offers educational programs and information to raise awareness about dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
- Has procedures for handling disciplinary action in cases of dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
- Keeps a Daily Crime Log of reported incidents, which anyone can view.
- Publishes an Annual Security Report with safety policies and crime statistics. This report is shared with current students and employees.
- Each year, crime statistics are submitted to the Department of Education.