State: UI does not have OK for booze at tailgating

MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho State Board of Education says the University of Idaho does not have permission to allow alcohol at tailgating events even though the college has been doing so for years.

Board president Emma Atchley said current state policy forbids alcohol on college campuses without prior approval from the board, the Lewiston Tribune reported.

University spokeswoman Jodi Walker said the university would work with the board to ensure compliance. Depending on the outcome of those conversations, the university would decide if it wants to request permission to allow alcohol at on-campus tailgating parties at the board’s August meeting.

Board members recently banned alcohol sales at Boise State University and University of Idaho after giving the two institutions tentative approval for a yearlong pilot program.