The intent of the Congress seems quite clear that it means that the finding itself should not be admitted as evidence but that evidence used to reach that conclusion could independently be admitted as evidence in a civil proceeding. I was hoping to get clarification on this in the regulations. There seemed to be a general feeling that there is a need for great specificity in the federal regulations implementing the campus security disclosure requirements. This appears to be based on a history of inconsistent rulings and interpretations made by the U.S. Department of Education during program reviews and in other proceedings. I agreed that there needs to be a clear indication of what is expected of schools, although expressed a hope that a degree of reasonable flexibility could remain to address unforeseen circumstances.
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