POLICIES & PROCEDURES

PARENTAL NOTIFICATION POLICY & PROCEDURE

Students experience a variety of positive and negative challenges when transiting from their home environment to college life.  Sometimes these challenges interfere with students’ academic achievement and may include alcohol and/or drugs.  MSUM’s goal is to partner with families in assisting with students’ transitions.  The 2008 Minnesota Legislature amended the Education Data section of Minnesota Statute to address the issue of postsecondary institutions notifying parents of their students’ drug or alcohol offenses.

This allows, but does not require, MSUM to disclose disciplinary violations based on drug or alcohol use or possession if the student is under the age of 21 at the time of the violation.  Disclosure is only based upon a student signing a release and identifying the specific person(s) the information may be released to.   Upon a student being found responsible for violating the University Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy, the Director of Student Conduct and Resolution will send out a letter to the identified parent/guardian stating the occurrence of an incident, the student’s sanctions, and information regarding future behavior.

A student may sign this release in the Student Affairs or Director of Student Conduct and Resolution, Owens Hall 206, during regular business hours or sign and fax it to the Student Affairs office at (218) 477-4324.  The release is also on the Office of Student Conduct and Resolution web page,   http://web.mnstate.edu/oscar/.  For questions regarding this release, please call (218) 477-2174.

Students can sign the release even if there is no current record or disciplinary violations regarding drug or alcohol use or possession.  The release is good for one year only from date of signature.  A new release must be signed each year.