Colleges Weigh Liability in Alcohol and Sexual-Harassment Cases.

Fields, Cheryl M.

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ERIC Number: EJ366270

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Publication Date: 1988

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Colleges Weigh Liability in Alcohol and Sexual-Harassment Cases.

Fields, Cheryl M.

Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n21 p13-14 Feb 3 1988

A review of court decisions indicates that colleges generally had not been held liable for injuries arising from use of alcohol in dormitories or fraternities. Sexual harassment perpetrators are becoming more sophisticated and the incidents are less blatant. (MLW)

Descriptors: Alcoholism, Colleges, Court Litigation, Drinking, Higher Education, Legal Responsibility, School Responsibility, Sexual Harassment, Student Behavior

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