A first step

May 7, 2009

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Lawrence Journal-World (KS)

By staff writer

"A new parental notification policy announced this week by Kansas University is a common-sense step toward dealing with drug and alcohol abuse among KU students. ..."

"Federal laws give universities some leeway to inform parents about matters of health and safety without the written consent of the student. Officials have decided to make use of that leeway by rewriting their policy to allow the university to notify parents and legal guardians of serious drug and alcohol infractions by students under the age of 21."

"Those include a violation of any drug law or university drug policy, the cancellation of a housing contract because of drug or alcohol violations and incidents in which a student endangers his or her own health or the health of others through the use of alcohol or drugs. ..."

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