Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Massachusetts

Re: The rights of private colleges to notify parents of student misconduct/alcoh

I'm probably going to see a Mass. school administrator tonight (at my regular basketball game) who would / should know the law. His name is Don. I'll ask him. Write me e-mail tomorrow and if I have an answer, I'll tell you it.

Meanwhile, you said your school "cites" Mass. law; if they truly cite it, get the "cite" and send it to me and I'll give you the text of the new law.

It's possible that there is such a statute (and for good reason, due to the public sentiment over the recent MIT deaths!) but that the statute is 'illegal' -- unconstitutional.

Meanwhile, frankly, stay sober, and beg them not to tell your parents while you do, because no matter what the law, there's no way to "unring the bell". That is, if someone just picks up the phone and calls your parents, the damage will be done irretrievably; the school's not likely to be able to call your parents back and retract what they said!

My e-mail is [email protected] here.

Re: The rights of private colleges to notify parents of student misconduct/alcoh

You should have written to me as I suggested! The administrator, Don, gave me the name

of the law and the whole rundown of when to apply it and when not to.

Remind me by e-mail TODAY (Thursday) ... and I'll see him again tonight

and take notes.