In loco Parentis

             In loco parentis, policies are very important for a college to succeed. In loco parentis is Latin for "in place of parents". Not too many parents would want to send their child where there are no rules. Not too many who want an education would go to a college where there are no rules? A little structure never hurts anybody. A rule is designed to keep students out of trouble, not just to make the students unhappy. A rule is designed to keep students out of trouble, and focus on their education. If there were no rules, not too many students would make it to class; this would result in many dropouts.
             The college tries to set up the rules so everyone is happy. Everybody knows this isn't possible. You have students who come to college to party, and you have students who come to learn. So, the colleges try to work with the students to come up with a compromise. That is why the in loco parentis policy is in place. Students are allowed to have visitors, but at certain times. This rule is put into effect so an outside person hurts no one. This is for the safety of the students.
             When a committee sits down to think up rules, what do you think would be the first things that would come to mind? Of course, it would be safety of their students. What potential student would pick a college where anything goes and safety wasn't a concern? College where anything goes my be fun, but it also could result in major injury or lawsuits.
             Alcohol and drugs are at the top of most dorm policies. Studies and common sense have shown that when a human being is intoxicated or under the influence of drugs, they are not in full control of their actions. So, this could lead to some serious injuries. Drugs are monitored closely because drugs are illegal by the law so they are defiantly unexceptable in a college setting.
             For the safety of fires and to prevent from students getting hurt, fireworks are banned from the dorms. This prevents th...

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