Penn State Crisis Case Study

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I am asking these four questions about the Penn State crisis.
1. What do you think would have happened if the Penn State board had got the police involved after that first report of sexual nature involving the assistant coach?
a. I believe if the Penn State board had gotten involved after that first report it could have save Penn State a lot of backlash. It could have also kept Penn State from losing their final 2011 season home game. “Penn State lost its final 2011 season home games, against Nebraska, without Paterno in his usual spot” (Swann 382).
2. Do you think that the head coach should have reported any reports involving sexual nature and the assistant coach straight to the police or just the Board?
a. I believe that the head coach

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