Why do so many questions remain about what these institutions knew and when they knew it? In part, it’s because they aren’t required to give many answers beyond what their public relations departments deliver. Penn State and Temple are essentially exempt from Pennsylvania’s public records laws, even though they receive hundreds of millions annually in direct public funding and even though they have done nothing to earn a nearly unrivaled protection from scrutiny.
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http://deadspin.com/why-are-bad-laws-still-protecting-penn-state-and-temple-1775175207
