Posted on 11/18/2011 5:52:12 AM PST by Libloather
PSU could raise tuition to cover damages from suits
Friday, November 18, 2011
HARRISBURG — Penn State University and former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky are among those potentially facing millions of dollars in civil lawsuits as the allegations of child sexual abuse against Sandusky continue.
If the university is sued and found civilly liable, students and their families could face higher tuition to offset the damages or settlements. Tuition increased this year because of cuts in state funding.
"When something bad happens, sometimes civil liabilities follow, so it's certainly not out of the question that somebody could sue not just Sandusky, but the school and others," said Jessie Allen, who teaches civil procedure, legal ethics and civil rights at University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
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The Sandusky Fee!
Isn’t that like the gubmint borrowing money to be repaid by future generations? Uninvolved, innocent people required to pay for the profligacy and corruption of yesterday’s and today’s “movers and shakers.”
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