UGA tightens rules on student alcohol

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UGA tightens rules on student alcohol

By KELLY SIMMONS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 04/27/06
ATHENS — University of Georgia administrators on Wednesday dealt their toughest blow yet to the party atmosphere on campus, approving a policy that would suspend from UGA any underage student caught drinking or doing drugs a second time.
Officials said the action, taken two weeks before the end of the spring semester, is intended to send a message to students and parents that underage and excessive drinking on campus and in the college community will not be tolerated.

DETAILS OF UGA POLICY
• UGA will notify parents after the first and every subsequent violation.
• Students in violation for the first time will be assigned to an alcohol awareness class and placed on probation for the current semester and the next two semesters.
• Students in violation while on probation will be suspended for the current semester and next semester.
"The university must heighten its expectation of student behavior," vice president for student affairs Rodney Bennett said.
Under the new policy, UGA's Office of Judicial Programs will notify parents of students accused of violating campus alcohol and drug policies the first time and every subsequent time a violation occurs. Students found guilty of violations through the university judicial process will be required to take an alcohol awareness course and will be placed on probation for the remainder of the current semester and the following two semesters.
- Students in violation while on probation will be suspended for the current semester and next semester.

[Rudey]

They want to notify parents of adults over the age of 18?

-Rudey
--Yeah that makes no sense

[notyouraverage]

This town is not even kidding about calling your parents either, Rudey. I have heard police officers say to adults, "How do you think your mother would feel if she knew you were this drunk? Do you think she would be proud? Why don't you give me her number and we can find out just how she'd feel."

I still don't understand why he threatened to call her mother but didn't arrest her. Lets you know what university atmosphere is like, huh?

[exlurker]

Originally posted by Rudey
They want to notify parents of adults over the age of 18?

-Rudey
--Yeah that makes no sense

Various articles, pros / cons, background material on notifying parents -- and the federal law permitting it -- are here, for a start in researching the subject:

http://www.edc.org/hec/parents/