3341-2-25. Parental notification

(A) Policy statement and purpose

The purpose is to articulate when the university will contact parents/guardians to notify them regarding violations of the code of student conduct or health and safety concerns.

(B) Policy

(1) The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gives colleges and universities the option to release specific types of information from a student's record. The office of the dean of students may notify parents/guardians when their student is under the age of twenty-one and; .

(a) Violates the code of student conduct concerning the use, sale or possession of controlled substances (i.e. illegal drugs); or

(b) Violates the code of student conduct concerning the use or possession of alcohol, when any of the following apply:

(i) The student has violated this section of the code for a second time;

(ii) Medical attention to any person, including the student, was required as a result of the alcohol-related behavior;

(iii) The student demonstrated reckless disregard for their own personal safety and/or the safety of others; or

(iv) There is significant property damage as a result of the alcohol-related behavior.

(2) The office of the dean of students may also notify parents/ guardians, where warranted, if any of the following situations occurs:

(a) There student was transported to the hospital for a life-threatening condition; or

(b) There is concern for the immediate safety of their student or other individuals.

Effective: 10/29/2020
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3345
Rule Amplifies: 3345
Prior Effective Dates: 03/12/2015