WSU Students Behaving Badly Will Pay

Whether they are caught drinking underage, damaging property or trespassing on campus, Washington State University students should expect to be charged a fine this year if they have violated any of the school’s standards of conduct. In the past, only students who broke a rule involving drugs or alcohol lost money in the process: They were required to pay $75 for counseling and $20 for educational materials as part of their rehabilitation, while other rule-breakers did not incur any financial penalties. Bernadette Buchanan, director of the Office of Student Standards and Accountability, said that system did not seem equitable. “Should someone stealing lap tops get less of a sanction than someone who had a beer cup in their hand?” Buchanan said this week. “Let’s be fair”/ Katie Roenigk , Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here.

Question: Do you support this change in policy?