Watchful once more

By Patrick Kelley

"The University of Kansas will implement a parental-notification program for alcohol and drug violations by students under 21 years of age, as well as several other initiatives aimed at educating students about the dangers of abusing alcohol and drugs. Among the changes will be a medical amnesty policy to encourage students to seek help for friends who are having alcohol-related emergencies."

"The changes, designed to discourage underage and irresponsible drinking, are effective immediately ... . Additional steps are under consideration for implementation before fall classes start."

"Some things about the program are not yet clear. Will university authorities work in concert with off-campus law enforcement to identify students arrested for alcohol violations? If the school is going to rely only on the reports of its security officers, a lot of incidents could go unnoticed. ..."

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