Keuka College Good Friend Policy
The safety and well being of community members is of utmost importance at Keuka College. The Good Friend Policy was designed and instituted in order to encourage students to obtain help for someone who may be experiencing a life-threatening emergency due to alcohol or other drugs by calling 911 and/or staff members such as RDs, RAs or campus safety officers.
The policy permits students to be a good friend and call for help without fear of being penalized in the College student conduct system if they themselves are in violation of the College's policy on alcohol use. It also applies to the student experiencing the emergency, which should encourage students to call for help when a friend is in trouble.
This policy does not supersede the authority of any local, state or federal law enforcement agencies. (If law enforcement agents are present, and issue a ticket, Keuka College does not have control over their actions).
How the Good Friend Policy works:
A student who calls for help for someone else who may be experiencing a life-threatening emergency due to alcohol and/or drug ingestion may be cited for violation of the Keuka College policy on alcohol and/or drugs. However, if the student is found responsible, the sanction will be limited to an educational sanction that requires attendance at a drug/alcohol workshop such as “e-Chug” or a Substance Workshop. If the reporting student complies with the sanction directive in a timely manner, the incident will be expunged from the student's file, so long as the student is not found responsible for any additional alcohol-related policy violations within the following 15 academic session weeks.
A student who is experiencing a life-threatening emergency due to alcohol and/or other drug ingestion will be cited for a violation of the Keuka College policy. However, if the student is found responsible, the sanction will be limited to an educational sanction that consists of a directive that requires attendance at a drug/alcohol workshop such as “e- Chug” and/or a Substance Workshop. In addition, the student will be required to participate in a counseling session with a member of Keuka College counseling services for the purpose of advising the student about the availability of counseling on and off campus. The student must comply with any recommendations made by the counselor for follow-up treatment. If the reporting student complies with the sanction directive in a timely manner, the incident will be expunged from the student's file, so long as the student is not found responsible for any additional alcohol- related policy violations within the following 15 academic session weeks.
If a student in either of the above-described situations fails to comply with the sanction directive, the incident will not be expunged from the student's file, and he/she will be subject to imposition of additional sanctions for an alcohol and/or drug policy violation, as outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.
Parents or guardians of underage students may be notified of the incident and completion of the Good Friend policy requirements in accordance with the College's policy on alcohol and other drugs.
If this policy is invoked by an individual student on more than one occasion, the responsibility for determining its applicability on a second or subsequent time rests solely with the Office of Student Affairs.