We send a letter to parents when a student under the age of 21 violates
our alcohol policy. The letter does not provides details and asks the
parent to discuss the incident with their student.
John Keller
Vice President for Student Development &
Dean of Students
Saint Joseph's College
Rensselaer, Indiana
Ken Schneck wrote:
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>One topic on which we always seem to struggle is Parental Notification.
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>FERPA stipulates that we "may" notify parents/guardians in the event of an alcohol and other drug violation. Yet colleges and universities have interpreted this "may" to mean anything from calling home with every open container of alcohol violation to only letting parents/guardians know if their student has been hospitalized for AOD use (sometimes not even hospitalized, but only if they're admitted).
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>There are definitely some great articles on this topic (see http://www.edc.org/hec/pubs/articles/parentalnotification.html) but I wanted to get some feedback on how this plays out on different campuses.
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>When do you notify parents? Just in alcohol emergencies? With every alcohol violation? Somewhere in between or not at all?
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>How do you notify parents? A call home? Or a letter? Do you give the student a chance to let their family know first before you initiate contact?
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>Any great experiences notifying parents? Dreadful ones?
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>Please post a reply and share!!
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>http://www.naspa.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=46
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>Ken Schneck
>Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
>Sarah Lawrence College
>914.395.2575
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