Security On Campus, Inc. Applauds Inclusion of Campus Emergency Warnings, Other Security...

Security On Campus, Inc. Applauds Inclusion of Campus Emergency Warnings,
Other Security Improvements In Bill Passed By U.S. House Of Representatives

WASHINGTON, July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Security On Campus, Inc.
(SOC), the nation's leading non-profit advocacy organization for safer college
and university campuses, today applauded passage of legislation by the U.S.
House of Representatives that will require colleges to "immediately notify"
their students and employees when an emergency, such as an active shooter
situation, happens on campus.
"As recent incidents have demonstrated, minutes can mean the difference
between life and death," said Jonathan Kassa, SOC's Executive Director. "We
called on Congress to strengthen provisions for warning campuses and are very
pleased that immediate warnings during life-threatening emergencies will be
required. This helps ensure that information is communicated, empowering
students and employees so that they can take steps to protect themselves
during a crisis."
The House, as a part of legislation reauthorizing the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (H.R. 4137), also passed provisions strengthening the campus crime
reporting provisions of the Jeanne Clery Act, establishing fire safety
reporting requirements for student housing on campus, giving the victims of
violent crime the right to know the outcome of student disciplinary action in
their cases, and establishing a grant program to improve the emergency
notification and security capabilities of colleges. The U.S. Senate may take
up the legislation as early as later today and send it to the President for
his signature.
Security On Campus, Inc. (SOC) was founded in 1987 by Jeanne Clery's
parents Connie & Howard after she was raped and murdered in her on-campus
residence hall at college, by a fellow student whom she didn't know. SOC
worked to secure passage of the Jeanne Clery Act, originally known as the
Campus Security Act, in 1990 and continues to be the nation's leading voice
for the improvement of campus safety. SOC is headquartered in King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania.
SOURCE Security On Campus, Inc.

Jonathan Kassa, +1-610-768-9330, or S. Daniel Carter, +1-865-693-4316, both of
Security On Campus, Inc.