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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid goes to one of the LACs in a small, midwestern town. There's a movie theatre, a couple coffee houses but that's about it off-campus. No greek life.

[b]What surprised me most, however, was how many parents stocked up freshmen with alcohol during move in. I saw it with my own eyes. [/b]

And my kid, who said he didn't feel any pressure to drink and hadn't had begun to drink by the end of the first year. He came home with a taste for vodka and a strong dislike of beer. I'm not thrilled but not a lot I can do about it besides trying to keep communication open and find my places to wedge in a discussion. [/quote]

If those students were in campus housing their parents likely were violating rules against alcohol in dorms, I would think. Sickening behavior. What a great message to send your student, right? And those same parents likely will wonder why their kid is having academic problems later in the year.

Especially considering that alcohol is behind many campus rapes and other assaults, I hold parents like them responsible for encouraging criminal behavior. 
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