This petition contains about 400 signatures so far, he said. Rush said most students underage don't drink in bars because they are afraid. He said bars take efforts to prevent underage drinking and police check every night for underage drinking. They're too scared to drink. He recommended underage people do community service as a penalty to drinking alcohol than pay fines or be restricted from bars.
Community serve can give back to the community as well as teach a lesson.
He said there is no one single solution, that many things must be done. Right now the message is kind of muddled. In Pittsburg, underage drinking decreased significantly while in Fort Hays, there are still problems with underage drinking, he said. The only difference after 97 is that I traveled 10 miles out of town to go to a party. At least now the police know where we're at.