HEC/News
Monday, March 2, 2009
UMD weighs amnesty for underage drinking crises
Duluth News Tribune (MN) March 1, 2009
By the Associated Press
"The University of Minnesota Duluth is considering a new policy to
encourage students to report drinking-related medical emergencies by
protecting them from legal ramifications..."
"School officials say they want to encourage students to seek help in
such situations. Under the amnesty proposal, students who call on an
authority figure if friends exhibit signs of alcohol poisoning would not
face a legal punishment for drinking, and neither would the afflicted
students."
"The ill student could still be ordered to take a chemical dependency
evaluation, and those who called may be subject to education or
counseling sessions..."
Full article available at
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/apArticle/id/D96LGPOG3/
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