SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville Online
Bob Jones University said it has appointed an outside Christian organization as an ombudsman to review “past instances in which it is alleged that the university under-served a victim or didn’t comply with the law in handling reports of abuse.”
The action follows the recommendations of a committee that was appointed by the BJU board of trustees upon the request of President Stephen Jones “to review the institution’s sexual abuse policy and its application.”
“In light of national media reports of the mishandling of sexual abuse, including on college campuses, Dr. Jones wanted to make absolutely certain BJU’s policies and procedures both fully comply with the law and ensure a loving, scripturally based response,” the school said in an announcement posted on its website.
At a BJU board meeting last December, Jones called for creation of a five-member committee that would include three experts not affiliated with the university — a sex abuse counselor, a child advocate and a medical doctor — to study BJU’s policies on handling allegations.
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