The purpose of this regulation is to set forth the guidelines for parental notification of alcohol and controlled substance violations of students under the age twenty-one as permitted by the Warner Amendment to the Higher Education Act of 1998, to the extent that such notification is permitted by federal and Missouri law.  

This policy states that the University may notify only parent(s) or legal guardian(s) who have not declined to participate in the parental notification program under the following specific conditions:

     (a)  the student is under 21 years of age at the time of disclosure; and

     (b)  when the student has been determined to have violated
           the Standard of Conduct section concerning alcohol or controlled substances on campus;
           and

     (c)  the violation is an initial severe or repeat violation of the Standard of Conduct concerning
           alcohol or controlled substance.

Students who demonstrate that they are financially independent of their parent(s) or legal guardian(s) or are married are exempt from the notification conditions above. The University reserves the right not to notify parent(s) or legal guardian(s) even though the above conditions are satisfied.