The resolution would also give the legislature less-severe disciplinary options, including revoking only a part of a group's budget. DSG will not hire or use informants. It goes against everything I believe in and everything DSG believes in. Right to Privacy Act gave educational institutions the option to contact parents for violations. To adopt this policy, the university Board of Regents would need to approve it.
Proceedings are on hold while university lawyers investigate the legality of the policy.
Associate Vice Provost for Student Development Jane Canney said the primary supporters of the new policy are parents. The University Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Task Committee recommended the university not adopt the policy last fall. In the past, both the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly and the Minnesota Student Association have voiced opposition. Edward Ehlinger cited a number of reasons to not adopt the policy. The University of Iowa, Penn State University and Indiana University all recently adopted parental-notification policies.