Virginia Tech received a measure of vindication for its handling of a 2007 campus massacre that left 32 people dead - plus the shooter - when a judge ruled that federal education officials were wrong to conclude the university's response to the tragedy violated federal law.
In a decision that became available Friday, Administrative Judge Ernest Canellos dismissed a $55,000 fine against Virginia Tech and determined that university officials' actions didn't violate the Clery Act, which requires schools to issue timely warnings of campus threats.
Virginia Tech officials said they were satisfied with the removal of the fine.
Justin Hamilton, an Education Department spokesman, said the agency is weighing its options.
