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The Relationship between Parental Notification and Recidivism and Retention of Students Who Violated the University Alcohol Policy
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Cruise, Christie Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2009
A 1998 amendment to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act was clear in permitting colleges and universities to notify parents of students under age 21 when they have been found responsible for "a disciplinary violation with respect to such use or possession" of alcohol or any controlled substance (FERPA, 20 U.S.C. section 1232g,…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Grade Point Average, Alcohol Abuse, Predictor Variables
Policies and Practices of Parental Notification for Student Alcohol Violations
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Lowery, John W.; Palmer, Carolyn J.; Gehring, Donald D. – NASPA Journal, 2005
With the passage of Higher Education Amendments of 1998, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 was amended to make it substantially easier for institutions of higher education to notify parents when their students violate institutional policies or laws concerning alcohol and other drugs. This study examines how common parental…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Laws, Alcohol Abuse, Discipline Policy
When a Student Drinks Illegally, Should Colleges Call Mom and Dad?
Reisberg, Leo – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
Because efforts to curb campus alcohol abuse have largely failed, some colleges are contacting parents when students violate campus alcohol rules. Some institutions fear that sharing disciplinary records with parents violates the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which protects student privacy, but a recent amendment to the Higher…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Alcohol Abuse, College Administration, College Role