Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232 g) was amended by Congress in 1998 to authorize university officials to notify parents or guardians when students have violated alcohol or drug policies. Effective August 20, 2001 Vincennes University implemented the following criteria for parent/guardian notification.
Criteria for Parent/Guardian Notification
Part I. A student's parent or guardian may be notified if they have met the following criteria involving alcohol.
Part II. A student's parent or guardian will be notified if they meet the criteria in Part I and at least one of the following criteria in regards to the student's involvement in a violation involving alcohol or a controlled substance.
If you have received this sheet as an enclosure with a letter informing you of the outcome of a judicial hearing, then your parent(s)/guardian(s) will be sent a letter. It will inform them that you have been found responsible for a violation of the Standard of Student Behavior (student conduct code) involving alcohol and/or other drugs and the sanctions imposed.