PSU tightens security on new hires, volunteers

A runner passes in front of the Old Main administration building on Penn State's University Park campus Friday, Nov. 18, in State College, Pa. Days after losing the job he held for nearly a half century, former Penn State coach Joe Paterno was diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer on Friday. (AP Photo/Andy Colwell)

August 9, 2012 3:30:02 PM PDT

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - August 9, 2012 --

Penn State is taking more steps to improve child protective policies on campus.

The university announced that new hires and volunteers who work with kids will have to undergo background checks.

Penn state officials will also have the power to review current employees' records when it has reasonable grounds to do so.

The university has been tightening safety protocol in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal.