Colleges Move Boldly On Student Drinking

Group: AATTAJ Coleman

Aaron CollinsTyler Bumbalough

Traci Byrley

FERPA

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act• 1974 Law • Made an exception in 1998

Ohio Northern University

• Level 1– Notification to parents and faculty – Withheld suspension– 10 hours of judicial assignment– Alcohol Edu ($50)

ONU cont.

• Level 2– Notification to parents– Social Probation– 5 hours of judicial assignment– Alcohol Edu ($50)

University of Rhode Island

• One of the first schools to adopt parental notification– 1st Offense

Texas Tech and Ohio University

• 1st Offense– Call parents

University Wisconsin-Whitewater

• 1st Offense– Parents are notified– Parents like this rule

University of Missouri

• Parental Notification announced– 37 parents opted out

University of New Mexico

• Send Letter home to parents– For their first offense

University of Georgia

• Ramped up - 2nd offense, now to 1st

– Write parents a letter

University of Wisconsin

• Contact parents, only in certain circumstances• 3rd violation – they write home• 4th suspension

University of Virginia

• Don’t do anything• 1st offense – community service and suggested

counseling • Parents notified if students health is in

jeopardy

Are there any questions??