UNL Staff Enouraged To Be Vigilant

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln

chancellor has reminded university employees that they must be

vigilant in watching for signs of child sex abuse and reporting

anything suspicious.

Chancellor Harvey Perlman mentioned in the email he sent Tuesday

that the situation at Penn State "has raised issues to ponder and

lessons to be learned."

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is

awaiting trial on charges that he sexually abuse eight boys over 15

years.

APerlman says every university employee has an obligation to

maintain student well-being and safety on campus.

He also says universities have a special obligation to

"confront the conditions that can lead to abuse or indifference to

its existence."