Alcohol & Controlled Substances Notification Policy
The Higher Education Amendments of 1998 to the Family Education
Rights and Privacy Act permit educational institutions to disclose
to the parents or legal guardians of a student, information
regarding the student’s violation of any federal, state
or local law or any rule or policy of the institution regarding the
use or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance, if the
student is under age 21 and the institution determines that the
student has committed a disciplinary violation with respect to such
use or possession.
In accordance with this provision and out of its commitment to supporting individual students’ success and fostering a safe and effective learning community, Belmont University employs an Alcohol & Controlled Substances Notification Policy.
The purpose of Belmont University’s Alcohol & Controlled Substances Notification Policy is to foster broader engagement of the influences that shape students’ attitudes and choices regarding the use of alcohol and other controlled substances. While the university holds each student personally accountable for his or her conduct while enrolled, and addresses violations directly with him or her, it recognizes and seeks to support the pivotal role parents and guardians play in students’ success by notifying them of incidents involving the use of alcohol or other controlled substances.
Parents or guardians of students under 21 years of age may be
notified under the following circumstances:
1. The student has been found
responsible for violation of a federal, state or local law related
to alcohol or controlled substances, or
2. The student has been found
responsible for violation of a university policy related to alcohol
or other drugs at least one time previous to the current violation,
or
3. The student is required to be
transported to a medical facility and treated because of alcohol or
other drug use, or
4. The student has caused harm to
him/herself or others while under the influence of alcohol or other
drugs, or
5. The student was responsible for
vandalism or other destruction of property while under the
influence of alcohol or other drugs, or
6. The information regarding the
student is needed in connection with an emergency to protect the
health or safety of the student or other individual, or
7. Other appropriate circumstances as
determined by the Dean of Students or designee.
Please note: these guidelines do not preclude the
university’s contacting parents or guardians for other
policy violations that may endanger the health and well-being of a
student or other individuals in the community.
