[Studyabroadadvise] SBC JYF policy

[Margaret Scouten]

  This message was sent to all participants on the SBC JYF today. 

 Margaret 


 Cher(e)s étudiant(e)s, 

 Nous vous envoyons le message suivant en anglais pour que tout soit 
 parfaitement clair. 

 To date, there have been a few cases of Sweet Briar students drinking to the 
 point of total unawareness,unconsciousness, and/or collapse.  We feel it 
imperative 
 to remind you all that ALCOHOL POISONING CAN BE FATAL.  In addition to the great 
health 
 risks involved, drunkenness can make you an easy target for theft or crimes 
 of violence.   ALCOHOL ABUSE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  Any repeat incidence of 
excessive 
 drinking will result in probation.  As stated in the Terms and Conditions 
 of the application which you and your parents signed: 
   
 "Sweet Briar College reserves the right to dismiss from the Junior Year in 
France any 
 student whose conduct or continued presence interferes with or threatens to 
interfere with 
 the rights or well-being of the student, the group or any other person.  Once in 
France, 
 this decision may be made by the Resident Diretor or the Assistant to the 
Resident 
 Director, in appropriate cases including consultation with the Director and 
other 
 officials of Sweet Briar College." 

   
   We will be happy to recommend professionals if anyone thinks he or she 
 needs help with an alcohol problem. 

 For those of you who choose to drink, please observe the following: 

 1) Drink responsibly and know your limits! 
 2) Never drink alone.  Make sure you are accompanied by a trusted friend who 
 also drinks responsibly and knows his/her limits. 
 3) Never accept a drink from someone you do not know well.  There have been 
 cases of use of the "date-rape" drug in Europe as well as in the U.S. 

 We would also like to remind you of the section on alcohol which appears on page 
22 
 of the 2004-2005 Bulletin Supplement.  It is appropriate, too, to reiterate the 
section on 
 "Standards of conduct for students" which appeared under the statement of "Terms 
and Conditions" in your 
 application packet and on page 11 of the Bulletin: 

 "Students enrolled in the Junior Year in France are expected to adapt to 
 French customs, to show maturity and reasonable discretion without specific 
 regulations to govern every contingency. 
 Accordingly, each student is required to assume full responsiblity for his or 
 her own behavior and conduct and for careful use of facilities made available 
and/or 
  entrusted to him/her.  The use of DRUGS or proscribed chemical substances will 
NOT be 
 tolerated under any circumstances.  It is illegal in France and everywhere.  
Furthermore, 
 innocent persons associated with the individual directly involved are also 
 liable to penalties.  While in France students are subject to French laws.  It 
 is the responsibility of each student to know and comply with French laws; to 
assume 
 responsibility and potential liability in all matters, in particular in 
 matters of compliance with regulations concerning the consumption of alcoholic 
 beverages; and further, to help prevent any abuse or excesses stemming from the 
use of 
 alcoholic beverages.  Students are reminded of their general responsibility for 
the 
 safety and welfare of one another." 

 PLEASE BE SAFE.  Thank you. 

 If you have any questions and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

 Sincerely, 

 Margaret A. Scouten, Director 
 Mary Jane Cowles, Resident Director 
 Karen R. Parnet, Assistant Director 







  




Margaret Scouten, Ph.D.
Director, Junior Year in France
Sweet Briar College
TeL:  (434) 381-6109
Fax:  (434) 381-6283
Email: jyf@sbc.edu
website:http:// www.jyf.sbc.edu