Jerry Sandusky Misconduct In The University
When the dust settled from the trial, Penn State tried to return things back to normal on campus.
The reputation and image of what the university represented would never be the same. Unfortunately, when you think of Penn State, you do think of the football program and the educational standards, but the sexual misconduct of Jerry Sandusky will also be an underlining memory that many will have of the school. After the conviction of Sandusky, the Administrators who ignored the warning signs and the misconduct reported would face trial themselves (Fitzpatrick, 2012). The victims in the case have filed lawsuits against the University for failing to address the complaints when they were received. The only university official to not face charges
was Joe Paterno. Paterno would be diagnosed with lung cancer shortly after the revelations and lost his battle not long after his job termination (Egan, 2013). Penn State has settled out of court with most of the victims for almost sixty million dollars (Burton, 2013). The football program took a big hit when the allegations and cover-up came to light. The football program narrowly avoided the so called death penalty for an athletic program. The school would slowly she the program return. Initially, the program had their ban removed and were instead placed on probation as well as given some of their scholarships back. The program would eventually see the full return to scholarship football and the ban lifted for post-season games (Smith, 2014). Sandusky stands by his innocence, claiming that he did act inappropriately, but never committed a sexual act with a minor and has since requested a retrial. Penn State has not been the same since the scandal went public, but I do hope we will see it return to the prominent program it was under Joe Paterno.
The reputation and image of what the university represented would never be the same. Unfortunately, when you think of Penn State, you do think of the football program and the educational standards, but the sexual misconduct of Jerry Sandusky will also be an underlining memory that many will have of the school. After the conviction of Sandusky, the Administrators who ignored the warning signs and the misconduct reported would face trial themselves (Fitzpatrick, 2012). The victims in the case have filed lawsuits against the University for failing to address the complaints when they were received. The only university official to not face charges
was Joe Paterno. Paterno would be diagnosed with lung cancer shortly after the revelations and lost his battle not long after his job termination (Egan, 2013). Penn State has settled out of court with most of the victims for almost sixty million dollars (Burton, 2013). The football program took a big hit when the allegations and cover-up came to light. The football program narrowly avoided the so called death penalty for an athletic program. The school would slowly she the program return. Initially, the program had their ban removed and were instead placed on probation as well as given some of their scholarships back. The program would eventually see the full return to scholarship football and the ban lifted for post-season games (Smith, 2014). Sandusky stands by his innocence, claiming that he did act inappropriately, but never committed a sexual act with a minor and has since requested a retrial. Penn State has not been the same since the scandal went public, but I do hope we will see it return to the prominent program it was under Joe Paterno.