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Sunday, August 05, 2007

This is One to Watch.

I've already noted this story, in which a dean of students, among other administrators, has been indicted for an alcohol overdose death that happened on his campus. The charge is aggravated hazing, and if found guilty, the dean and other administrators at Rider College could go to prison for a year.

As with the Elizabeth Shin case at MIT, and the Jordan Nott case at UD's university, George Washington, this case revolves around the complex question of how much responsibility campus officials can be expected to bear for the destructive behavior of students.

It's true that there are some American campuses -- Chico, for instance -- with very high levels of craziness... Are administrators there now vulnerable to criminal negligence charges for the next bit of craziness?
Posted at: 8/05/2007 05:54:00 AM