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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Higher education used to operate legally “in loco parents,” and laws changed starting in the ‘60s such that they now do not. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_loco_parentis[/quote]

The law of the land changed in the 1960s.  Current laws have been in place for approximately 70 years.
When Mom went to college in the 1950s boys were locked out of the dorm and the dorm had a "house mother" who
protected the girls "innocence."  Girls were not allowed in the boys dorms either.

Both Mom and Dad also had maids that cleaned their dorm rooms as part of their dorm fees.  I'm not sure if the
maids were daily or weekly.  Mom and Dad were at a state college (not private).

Alcohol has been problematic in college settings for 100's of years.  Gambling used to be a problem in the 1800s.

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Back in the day, the girl's had curfews and had to be back to the dorm by a certain hour or they would get into trouble. Men were not allowed in the building.  At my mom's school attendance at the meals in the dining hall were mandatory and served family style.  No skipping dinner and heading out for pizza w/o getting permission.  If they were planning to go home for the weekend or take an overnight trip they had to inform the house mother of their plans in advance.

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