Good Samaritan Policy

In order to promote the safety of all Centre students in situations involving medical risk from alcohol or drug consumption, any student, or organization, who, in good faith, calls DPS, 911, or the Student Life Office to assist another student needing emergency and/or medical attention will not be cited for any offense under the alcohol or drug policy. The student needing emergency and/or medical attention will not be cited for any offense under the alcohol or drug policy but will be required to complete alcohol education and will receive a substance abuse assessment. Subsequent utilization of the Good Samaritan Policy will require the student to appear before the student judiciary who will assign other remedial activities, as deemed appropriate, with the approval of the Vice President and Dean of Student Life or designee. If a student violates any other college policy while intoxicated, those infractions are subject to citation. If the student is taken to the hospital, the College reserves the right to contact the student’s parents/guardian. Organizations enacting this policy will be required to attend meetings with college officials to discuss the incident and develop plans to prevent future incidents. Organizations that develop a pattern of needing assistance for students and not following risk management plans developed from past incidents will be subject to further review and action at the discretion of the Student Life Office.  In cases where repeated incidents of alcohol or drug consumption occur, the college retains the right to implement increased responses, such as parental notification and health leaves of absence.