Comments on: “Laws Limit Options When a Student is Mentally Ill”

By: Moe Levine

Moe Levine — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:19:49 +0000

just BS

this laws do not restrict–all one has to do is ask, in advance, for a waiver.

By: Tom T.

Tom T. — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:03:28 +0000

Note that what may appear as a double bind may actually reflect a difference in state laws. As an earlier NYT article indicated, courts in several states have expressly found that a college has no duty to prevent students from injuring themselves, but Massachusetts has never abandoned the old "in loco parentis" doctrine. The Shin case would have tested that doctrine, had the parties not settled. Also, the jury in the Allegheny College case that Walter cites found that the college had no liability.

By: Dick

Dick — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:04:46 +0000

Tort lawyers are developing their own dream environment … where you can be sued for either option you take. AND judges and defense lawyers are complicit because their ranks and careers grow in the process.

By: jb

jb — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:53:06 +0000

Tom T: I agree. Clearly the answer is to not hold schools liable for failing to do that.

But the public demands easy answers, that “something be done,” and someone to blame.

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:32:31 +0000

“Catch-22” is alive and apparently doing well.

By: Tom T.

Tom T. — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:25:53 +0000

Bear in mind that if we set a policy such that seeking counseling and obtaining treatment for depression are reportable to police and grounds for expulsion, far fewer students will seek counseling and treatment.

By: Dr. Mary Johnson

Dr. Mary Johnson — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:01:09 +0000

Secrets trump safety quite a bit these days: http://drjshousecalls.blogspot.com/2007/04/cho-sueng-hui-and-hipaa.html