- www.drugfreeworld.org
- www.thelambcenter.org
- Colleges Move Boldly on Student Drinking by Elizabeth Bernstein
- Colleges' Culture of Privacy Often Overshadows Safety By Elizabeth Bernstein
- Their parents have a right to know By Margaret Edds
- The Cost of the Loss of In Loco Parentis By Tony Christ
Proposed by Brian's parents before the VA State Legislator and to the office of US Senator Warner or VA
BRIAN'S RULE
September 4,2008
When a dependent student's behavior is observed by a college or university, acting in loco parentis, to be destructive or illegal, the school will promptly and fully inform the student's parents.
Destructive behavior is defined as acting in a manner that is a danger to self or to others. This includes addictive behavior and behavior that indicates the education process is failing.
Illegal behavior is defined as violation of campus regulations or the laws of any government with jurisdiction over the student.
Addictive behavior is defined as a physical or psychological dependence on a substance or a specific set of activities.
Indicators of success in the education process include class attendance.
To support Brian's Rule, faculty members will record attendance in all classrooms and report unexcused absences numbering three or more in a semester to the school administrators. the administrators will then promptly contact the parents and inform them of the facts. If the classroom delinquencies remain excessive even after informing the parents, the school may interview the student and take appropriate disciplinary action.
When campus administrative employees, faculty members or other support staff create a written record reflecting concern about a dependent student's destructive or illegal behavior, the administration will promptly contact the parents and fully disclose the incident. If the staff becomes aware of a student's destructive or illegal actions taking place off campus during a period when the school is acting in loco parentis, the school administrators will inform the parents.
This rule does not require a college or university to inform parents when dependent students see and receive psychological counseling or assistance. However, if the care provider later determines that the student may be a danger to self or others, or that there is a history of mental illness, the provider will promptly disclose the present condition to the parents.
Comment: This rule requires education institutions to merely reinstitute a police which existed for over 150 years prior to the recent Federal interventions, whereby knowledge of dangerous and illegal actions of dependent students was passed to the parents to provide an opportunity to intervene. Educational institutions will once again respect the integrity of the family and the welfare of the student regardless of some interpretations given to invasive Federal laws. This rule would require notification in cases where the addiction is a behavior, not a substance,e.g., anorexia or gambling. This rule would properly take much of the current subjectivity out of deciding when to notify the parents. The professors' expanded role is a small chore given their daily contact with the students. but it is a critical input for administrators and parents who can intervene before behavior deteriorates so far that it threatens lives.
BRIAN'S RULE
September 4,2008
When a dependent student's behavior is observed by a college or university, acting in loco parentis, to be destructive or illegal, the school will promptly and fully inform the student's parents.
Destructive behavior is defined as acting in a manner that is a danger to self or to others. This includes addictive behavior and behavior that indicates the education process is failing.
Illegal behavior is defined as violation of campus regulations or the laws of any government with jurisdiction over the student.
Addictive behavior is defined as a physical or psychological dependence on a substance or a specific set of activities.
Indicators of success in the education process include class attendance.
To support Brian's Rule, faculty members will record attendance in all classrooms and report unexcused absences numbering three or more in a semester to the school administrators. the administrators will then promptly contact the parents and inform them of the facts. If the classroom delinquencies remain excessive even after informing the parents, the school may interview the student and take appropriate disciplinary action.
When campus administrative employees, faculty members or other support staff create a written record reflecting concern about a dependent student's destructive or illegal behavior, the administration will promptly contact the parents and fully disclose the incident. If the staff becomes aware of a student's destructive or illegal actions taking place off campus during a period when the school is acting in loco parentis, the school administrators will inform the parents.
This rule does not require a college or university to inform parents when dependent students see and receive psychological counseling or assistance. However, if the care provider later determines that the student may be a danger to self or others, or that there is a history of mental illness, the provider will promptly disclose the present condition to the parents.
Comment: This rule requires education institutions to merely reinstitute a police which existed for over 150 years prior to the recent Federal interventions, whereby knowledge of dangerous and illegal actions of dependent students was passed to the parents to provide an opportunity to intervene. Educational institutions will once again respect the integrity of the family and the welfare of the student regardless of some interpretations given to invasive Federal laws. This rule would require notification in cases where the addiction is a behavior, not a substance,e.g., anorexia or gambling. This rule would properly take much of the current subjectivity out of deciding when to notify the parents. The professors' expanded role is a small chore given their daily contact with the students. but it is a critical input for administrators and parents who can intervene before behavior deteriorates so far that it threatens lives.