Board of trustees authorizes the State to offer settlements to some students . The sex abuse scandal led to the 2011 firing of Penn State 's head football coach , Joe Paterno , and the ouster of the university 's longtime president , Graham Spanier . The settlements are for those who have made threats against the school . No settlement agreements have been signed , the board says . Sandusky was sentenced in 2009 for sexually abusing young boys .
Board of trustees authorizes the State to offer settlements to some students . The settlements are for those who have made threats against the school . No settlement agreements have been signed , the board says . Sandusky was sentenced in 2009 for sexually abusing young boys .