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10-09-18 09:15 AM - Post#262212
In response to final479
According to an article in Philly.com, Penn Athletics has mentioned that the external review of Allen is almost done.
http://www2.philly.com/philly/sports/college s/penn...
"Penn Athletics is currently in the final stages of the independent review regarding the situation involving former head men's basketball coach Jerome Allen. Until that process is finalized, it is not appropriate to comment further."
In dealing with this significant, but relatively low level controversy, Penn Athletics and the school's administration have not handled themselves well. They have not been forthcoming with respect to who is doing the investigation and the scope of the review.
Also, the length of time it has taken to do the investigation of Jerome Allen, whether he has decided to cooperate or not, seems way too long. The Athletic Department announced that outside counsel was hired to investigate the matter on July 23rd. It is now just over 11 weeks. In comparison, the University of Maryland, which is dealing with much more serious issues, had a 14 week external investigation into the death of sophomore football player Jordan McNair, and the investigation into the toxic culture of its football program is reported to end next week - 10 weeks after it was initiated. Since it is taking so long for Penn's external review, maybe the person or people are looking at more than Jerome Allen.
Given the lack of information, it would seem that a private university, especially one that does not have athletics as a major component to the fabric of the school or the city, can keep things as quiet as it wants. Hopefully, the announcement of the investigation's results will cause the school to be more open about what happened, what they will do to prevent this happening in the future and what punishments they will deliver to any guilty parties.
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