As a parent, it can be hard letting your child leave home for college. You hope you have prepared your son or daughter well for the responsibilities and challenges of life. Even if you have, the brain does not complete full rational development until the age of 25,...
Month: November 2018
Sexual assault and harassment procedures may change
Federal law prohibits sexual discrimination under Title IX at schools receiving federal funding and governs their handling of sexual assault and harassment. The U.S. Department of Education is revising its rules to give additional rights to the accused, such as the...
Students face serious penalties for drug offenses
College students charged with drug crimes can suffer consequences that can follow them their entire academic and professional lives. Massachusetts imposes criminal penalties for the use or possession of drugs or controlled substances, depending on the type of drug....
Campus disciplinary hearings and student records
Part of the process of growing up often includes making mistakes. Sometimes, those mistakes come with serious consequences.If you or a loved one face campus disciplinary charges, it is important to understand the possible impact moving forward. Consider a few key...
College hearings lack courtroom protections
Colleges cannot expel or discipline students without providing them a forum to hear the charges and defend themselves. Civil libertarians, however, are claiming that college campus disciplinary hearings and other processes, such as federal administrative hearings,...