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Virginia's attorney general's office announced Wednesday that the state would appeal a $55,000 fine the U.S. Education Department levied against Virginia Tech last month for what the government found to be the university's inadequate response to the mass shooting of students and staff on the campus in April 2007. In a strongly worded statement announcing the appeal, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli called the department's behavior "appalling" and accused federal officials of treating the university unfairly. "Their investigation -- if you can call it that -- appears deeply flawed, and their indifference to the facts on the ground is shocking," Cuccinelli said.
An Education Department spokesman, in response, said: "Our findings say Virginia Tech should have done more to respond. They have the right to appeal our fine action, and we will work through that process. In the end, this is about keeping students safe and learning, which is a goal we all share.”
